Doom Patrol #48

Simon Bisley's unsettling cover for this October 1991 entry in Grant Morrison's celebrated run confronts you immediately with a grotesque, leering face dominating the foreground — all lolling tongue, glowing eyes, and writhing pink tentacles. Looming behind it, a massive rocky figure crouches in an industrial-looking space that feels simultaneously mechanical and organic. Marked "Suggested for Mature Readers," Doom Patrol #48 promises the kind of weird, visceral storytelling that made this era of the series so memorable.