Ghost Rider #6

Two skull-faced heavyweights collide on this October 1990 cover, where Ghost Rider's flaming skull blazes at the center while the Punisher's massive skull emblem looms above him — guns raised, chains at the ready, and the whole composition radiating barely contained tension. Mark Texeira's cover art layers both figures into a striking face-off that makes clear this "Part 2 of 2" conclusion to "Do or Die!" has been building toward something serious. It's a bold, visually arresting piece that captures exactly why this Ghost Rider volume hit its stride so quickly out of the gate.