Green Lantern #22

Star Sapphire is back — and the cover of this March 1992 issue makes the tension immediately felt, with Green Lantern and the formidable Star Sapphire face-to-face in a crackling space confrontation, debris and energy scattering around them as his power ring blazes. Pat Broderick's cover art captures both the combative and charged dynamic between the two figures, with the bold tagline "Lover's Reunion!" hinting at the complicated history underlying their clash. Writer Gerard Jones and artist Pat Broderick bring "The Contest" to life in what looks to be one of the more dramatically charged issues of this early-'90s run.