Hammerlocke #3

A winged superhuman with striking blue-and-gold plumage fills this 1992 DC cover, firing energy blasts at a small aircraft whose pilot scrambles to survive — all beneath the bold declaration "Target: Sahara Skyhawk!" Cover pencils by Chris Sprouse and inks by Keith Wilson give the aerial confrontation a clean, kinetic momentum that suits the series' tagline "Tomorrow's Superhumans Are Here!" With Tom Joyner and K. S. Wilson writing and Chris Sprouse handling interior art, Hammerlocke #3 looks to be one of DC's more intriguing superhuman thrillers of its era.