Hawkman #7

The cover of this March 1994 issue says it all: a fierce, long-haired figure in a green jacket — Mongrel — commands the foreground, hurling a blazing energy blast while downed bodies lie scattered at his feet, all as a winged Hawkman dives in from above against a smoke-choked, flame-lit sky. The bold tagline "Mongrel Rules!" makes the dynamic tension between these two combatants impossible to miss. With cover art by Steve Lieber and Rick Magyar and interiors by the team of Kupperberg, McDonnell, and Villagrán, this "King of the Netherworld" chapter delivers the kind of gritty mid-90s DC energy that kept Hawkman fans coming back for more.