Classic X-Men #30

The 1989 cover by Steve Lightle puts the full lineup of the new X-Men front and center, with Wolverine confidently holding aloft the eerie, smoke-trailing disembodied head of the Hulk while Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, and a cape-billowing Storm stand ready behind him — and the Hulk himself crouches massive and menacing at their feet. It's a striking, slightly surreal image that captures the team's blend of camaraderie and raw power beautifully. Inside, the Chris Claremont and John Byrne story — inked by Terry Austin and colored by Glynis Oliver — promises the kind of sharp mutant adventure that made this era of X-Men storytelling so enduringly beloved.