GI Joe #2

The tagline says it all — "Extreme times call for extreme heroes!" — and Norm Breyfogle's cover for this second chapter of Dark Horse's four-part GI Joe series delivers exactly that energy. A determined squad of Joe operatives surges forward beneath an American flag, while two massive, skull-faced antagonists loom ominously in the background, radiating genuine menace. With "Pawn of the Iron Claw" as the story's title, this 1996 miniseries promises high-stakes action from writer Mike W. Barr and artist Tatsuya Ishida.