Flash Gordon #2

Al Williamson's cover for this 1995 Marvel Edge entry drops us right into the alien wilds of Mongo — Flash Gordon himself is tumbling backward as a massive spotted creature erupts in a burst of explosive energy, its spotted hide and long serpentine neck filling the foreground while a sleek rocket ship streaks across the crimson sky above. Rocky spires, a looming alien planet on the horizon, and a small dinosaur-like creature scurrying in the background give the scene a wonderfully layered sense of a world teeming with danger. With Williamson also handling the interior art and co-writing alongside Mark Schultz, "Chapter Three: Danger in Volcania" promises the kind of pulp-adventure atmosphere this creative team clearly relishes.