ElfQuest #23

Wendy and Richard Pini's beloved ElfQuest saga continues with issue #23, published by Marvel's Epic Comics imprint in June 1987. The cover, penciled and inked by Wendy Pini, draws the eye immediately to a striking dark-skinned woman with wild, flowing hair and a vivid red-and-gold cape, locked in a fierce, swirling struggle with a massive black creature — a shimmering circular energy field surrounding the two combatants. In the foreground, a wide-eyed young elf with pointed ears and a colorful outfit watches the confrontation unfold, hinting at high stakes in this chapter subtitled "The Awakening.