Classic X-Men #27

The tagline says it all — "Along Came… Alpha Flight" — and this 1988 cover by Kieron Dwyer and Terry Austin delivers on that promise with striking intensity. A snowy battlefield is littered with fallen X-Men, including Colossus and Wolverine collapsed in the foreground, while a wave of blue-hued Alpha Flight members closes in around a powerful central figure. Reprinting Chris Claremont and John Byrne's "Shoot-Out at the Stampede" with art by Byrne and Kieron Dwyer inked by Terry Austin, this is a genuinely thrilling package for fans of the era when these two teams first crossed paths.