GI Joe #3

Dark Horse's G.I. Joe #3 (1996) keeps the tension high with a cover by Simon Morse that puts two battle-hardened soldiers in close, dangerous proximity — a blond operative grimacing under the barrel of a weapon pressed against him by a scarred, determined aggressor in military gear. The tagline "Extreme Times Call for Extreme Heroes!" sets the tone perfectly for "Red Scream Part 3: Island Assault," promising that writer Mike W. Barr and artist Tatsuya Ishida's story delivers exactly the kind of high-stakes action this confrontational image suggests.