Green Lantern #145

From the cover by Joe Staton and Steve Mitchell, it's immediately clear that Hal Jordan faces a dire threat: a golden-armored villain looms enormous at the center, flanked by massive clawed hands crackling with energy, taunting Green Lantern that even his ring's full blast cannot stop him. Hal himself appears small but determined at the top of the composition, flying straight into this overwhelming trap titled "Golden Dawn... Golden Death!" — a title that sets a genuinely ominous tone. October 1981 also marks DC's expanded format era, and this issue delivers that extra page count with Marv Wolfman's script and Staton's dynamic linework making every panel count.