Excalibur #66

Part of the "Days of Future Yet to Come" arc, this June 1993 issue sends Excalibur hurtling through a dazzling rainbow vortex of swirling concentric rings — and riding atop it all is a gleaming, silver-armored figure, serene and imposing at the center of the storm. Alan Davis and Mark Farmer's cover is a genuinely eye-catching piece of design, using pure kinetic color to sell the sensation of cross-time travel at full speed. The team portrait tucked into the corner — featuring Meggan, Captain Britain, Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, and Rachel Summers — reminds you exactly who's along for the ride in "Back to the Present.