Darkhawk #44

The cover of Darkhawk #44 says it all in dramatic fashion — Darkhawk is missing and Portal is defeated, while a menacing red-and-spiked figure identified as the Shaper tears through armored bodies in a burst of chaotic destruction. Tod Smith and Ian Akin's cover art captures the carnage with shattered mechanical forms flying in every direction, conveying a real sense of overwhelming force. If you're following this 1994 Marvel series, this issue looks like a pivotal moment of reckoning for the heroes caught in the Shaper's path.