G.I. Joe Special Missions #11

The cover of G.I. Joe Special Missions #11 pulls no punches: a hard-jawed man presses a pistol directly toward the viewer while gripping a wide-eyed redheaded woman wearing a domino mask — a tense, close-quarters standoff rendered with sharp intensity by cover penciler Ron Wagner and inker Bob McLeod. The story inside, "Sheep's Clothing," promises the kind of undercover intrigue that the title does best, with a creative team that includes writer Larry Hama and artist Herb Trimpe. At a dollar cover price, this 1988 Marvel entry delivers a genuinely gripping premise right from the first glance.