Guardians of the Galaxy #57

Set in Marvel's 31st century, this February 1995 issue assembles the full Guardians of the Galaxy squad in a dynamic charge across a battered, smoky landscape — the cover by West and Montano packs in a red-costumed energy-blaster, a darkened star-emblazoned figure crackling with pink energy, a horned red warrior channeling blue flames, a feral leonine Guardian leaping overhead, a gun-toting powerhouse, a blue alien hero, and a curly-haired woman firing a pistol, all surging toward a looming shadowed threat. The bold tagline "The Truth Shall Be Known!" hints at revelations ahead in Michael Gallagher's story "Evils Draw Men Together." It's a satisfying slice of Marvel's far-future cosmic adventuring at its most energetic.