Doctor Strange #54

This August 1982 issue finds the Sorcerer Supreme in desperate straits, as the cover — penciled by Brent Anderson and inked by Armando Gil — depicts Doctor Strange and a white-haired woman in purple charging forward through a storm of mystical energy blasts, while a crowd of red-sleeved figures below unleashes a barrage of sorcerous fire against them. The dynamic composition, with Strange's crimson Cloak of Levitation billowing dramatically and golden magical tendrils exploding outward, captures the sense of two figures outnumbered and fighting hard. With a story titled "Alone!" and a creative team including Roger Stern, J. M. DeMatteis, and Paul Smith, this issue promises a tense chapter in Strange's ongoing battle against forces that vastly outnumber him.