Green Lantern #2

The cover of this July 1990 issue pulls no punches: a massive red dragon looms over a neon-lit city street, its clawed hand slamming into a green-suited figure who tumbles helplessly in the foreground — the gritty urban backdrop of marquees and storefronts making the supernatural threat feel all the more unsettling. Cover pencils by Pat Broderick and inks by Mark Nelson give the scene a kinetic, street-level energy that perfectly suits the "Street Demons!" banner. With Gerard Jones writing and Broderick on interior art, this second issue of DC's 1990 series looks like a confident, grounded take on what happens when a space cop's beat includes some very earthbound nightmares.