Darkhawk #49

The penultimate issue of Darkhawk's original run pits our armored hero against Overhawk in a fierce mid-air clash, with both combatants trading energy blasts at point-blank range as debris scatters around them. Tod Smith's pencils and Ian Akin's inks give the confrontation a kinetic, hard-hitting energy that feels perfectly suited to the "Over the Top with Overhawk!" promise blazoned across the cover. Part two of "A Hawk Supreme" looks to be a high-stakes chapter in this 1995 Marvel series, with writer Danny Fingeroth and artist Tod Smith delivering the intensity fans had come to expect.