Dazzler #31

The moody, painterly cover by Bill Sienkiewicz sets an ominous tone for "Tidal Wave!" — a massive, churning wall of water looms over a lone figure in white who staggers in its path, while a ghostly close-up face watches from the right, lending the whole image an eerie, almost dreamlike dread. Dazzler herself appears in miniature at the top of the masthead, a reminder of the light-powered heroine at the heart of this 1984 Marvel series. It's a striking, atmospheric piece that shows just how far the book had come in ambition and visual storytelling.