Deadman: Exorcism #2

Kelley Jones's stark black-and-white cover art for this 1992 DC mature-readers prestige format issue is genuinely unsettling — a mound of skulls and grimacing, hollow-eyed heads dominates the composition, while rats creep among them and one central skull fixes the viewer with glowing red eyes. The subtitle "Exorcism" hangs in blood-red lettering against the pitch-black background, setting an appropriately ominous tone for the conclusion of Mike Baron and Jones's two-part Deadman story. If you appreciate horror comics that commit fully to their atmosphere, Book Two delivers a cover that makes an immediate, memorable impression.