Generation X #11

Chamber takes center stage on this January 1996 issue of Generation X, and the cover — rendered by Chris Bachalo — makes a striking case for why. The young mutant stands alone against a swirling inferno of orange and red energy, his psionic fire blazing outward from his chest in a blinding burst that fills the entire composition with raw, uncontained power. "Chamber Stands Alone!" the cover promises, and with "Death Wail Part Two" on the docket from writers Scott Lobdell and Todd DeZago, this feels like a pivotal moment for one of the X-Men's most visually compelling students.