Firestorm #97

A massive, looming blue giant dominates this striking 1990 cover by Tom Mandrake, clutching what appears to be a lightning-charged weapon as Firestorm — flame blazing from his head — charges forward in defiance. Two other figures, a woman with flowing hair and another companion, scramble across rocky terrain while dark, grasping forms rise from the shadows below. John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake bring a real sense of scale and dread to "Shadowland," pitting the Nuclear Man against an overwhelming threat in a cover that earns its sense of urgency.