Darkhawk #41

The cover by Tod Smith and Ian Akin throws you right into the thick of it — Evilhawk, rendered in fierce oranges and golds, clashes violently with Darkhawk in his distinctive blue-and-grey armor, the two locked in a fierce staff-versus-claw struggle against a burst of vivid pink energy. Part four of the "Amulet Quest" storyline, this July 1994 Marvel issue promises double the treachery as Evilhawk makes his savage return. With Danny Fingeroth scripting and Smith and Akin delivering dynamic, kinetic artwork throughout, this is a satisfying chapter in one of Marvel's more underappreciated action series of the era.