Doom Patrol #9

The cover of Doom Patrol #9 (June 1988) — penciled by Erik Larsen and inked by Al Gordon — bursts with action as the team's members battle what appears to be a horde of identical pink, rocky-textured creatures swarming them from every direction. A powerful, orange-suited figure charges forward at the top, a young blonde hero raises a glowing fist beside him, a red-haired woman shouts in the thick of the chaos, and a shadowy black form crackles with energy at the lower left — all of them nearly swallowed by the relentless mob. With a story titled "It's Raining Plastic Men" and a free 16-page bonus book packed in, this issue from Paul Kupperberg and Erik Larsen delivers a genuinely fun slice of late-'80s DC superhero mayhem.