Jack Kirby's Fourth World #18

Darkseid's shadow falls over Apokolips once more in this 1998 installment of John Byrne's continuation of Kirby's cosmic saga. Walter Simonson's cover crackles with dread — a cluster of stricken, wide-eyed figures scrambles in the foreground while a lone blue-suited figure sits coolly enthroned in the background, all of it dwarfed by the ominous, stone-textured silhouette looming above. The cover tagline "The Shadow of Darkseid… Falls Again Upon Apokolips!" sets an unmistakably foreboding tone for whatever awaits inside.