ElfQuest #17

From Wendy and Richard Pini's beloved fantasy series, this December 1986 Epic Comics issue drops a red-haired, shirtless elf warrior into harrowing peril — surrounded by looming purple creatures while a pale, ghostly figure watches from behind a latticed cage structure. The cover, penciled by Wendy Pini and inked by Joe Staton, crackles with tension as the trapped figure strains against impossible odds beneath the series' distinctive four-pointed star emblem. "Lair of the Bird Spirits" promises an atmospheric adventure deep in the world the Pinis built, and this visually striking cover makes it hard to look away.