Hellblazer #101

John Constantine gets pressed hard against a chain-link fence — cigarette still dangling from his lips — while a crowd of agitated figures surges behind him in this visceral 1996 Vertigo cover by Sean Phillips. The signage advertising a Crystal Palace vs. Brighton football match sets the scene squarely on a British terrace, giving the whole image a charged, working-class tension that suits Constantine perfectly. Paul Jenkins and Al Davison bring the story inside, and the cover alone promises something raw and unsettling at the heart of the beautiful game.