Infinity, Inc. #29

Situation Terminal!" is an apt tagline for this August 1986 DC issue, whose Todd McFarlane and Tony DeZuniga cover thrusts a red-haired woman in a black bodysuit into furious combat atop a massive, snarling armored beast — wings torn and water exploding beneath them. Surrounding the central struggle, a full roster of Infinity, Inc. members looks on in various states of alarm and grim resolve, from a skull-masked figure rising from the water to heroes with distinctive helmets and visored goggles framing the scene. Roy Thomas brings his signature team-book energy to this corner of the DC universe, and McFarlane's kinetic linework — even this early in his career — gives the chaos a real sense of weight and momentum.