Fantastic Four #36

This 2000 issue of Marvel's self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Comic Magazine" delivers a striking cover by Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino, showing a menacing villain in purple and green — crowned and triumphant amid a wall of flames — looming over a struggling Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, and the Thing, all three buried beneath a writhing mass of small, eerie figures. The sense of overwhelming odds is palpable, with the FF clearly at a dire disadvantage in "Day of the Dark Sun." Pacheco also co-writes alongside Rafael Marin, making this a true showcase of his dual talents on one of Marvel's flagship titles.