Jemm, Son of Saturn #11

The penultimate chapter of DC's 12-part maxi-series arrives with a cover by Gene Colan and Bob McLeod that practically crackles with tension — Jemm dives headlong toward the viewer, gem blazing, while the looming face of Claudius Tull fills the lower half of the image, rendered in eerie ghostly tones. The cover copy asks directly, "Can Claudius Tull survive Jemm's vengeance?" — a question that makes this issue of the 1985 series nearly impossible to set down unread. Greg Potter's story and Colan's distinctive art have built steadily toward this reckoning, and issue #11 looks every bit the dramatic payoff that fans of the series had been waiting for.