Ghost Rider #6

Part one of "Hell to Pay" arrives in this 2007 Marvel Knights entry, with Ghost Rider front and center on Richard Corben's cover — the Spirit of Vengeance looming large amid a roiling inferno, his flaming skull blazing white-hot as he raises his spiked-collar arms wide, a heavy chain swinging from one fist. Corben's gritty, visceral linework gives the figure a raw, almost sculptural weight that suits the hellfire atmosphere perfectly. With Daniel Way writing and José Villarrubia's smoldering color palette amplifying every lick of flame, this issue sets a fittingly ominous tone for whatever reckoning lies ahead.