Guardians of the Galaxy #36

Dormammu's massive, grinning visage dominates this May 1993 cover by Kevin West and Steve Montano, his enormous crimson hands closing in around a defiant squad of heroes caught squarely in his grip. The Galactic Guardians stand their ground alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy — including a Captain America-styled figure, a flame-wreathed alien, a star-spangled blonde, and a heavily armed powerhouse — making this a genuinely crowded collision of 31st-century muscle against one of Marvel's most formidable mystic threats. It's a bold, visually arresting issue that pitches Earth's far-future defenders against a villain whose ambitions are anything but small.