Justice League International #19

From the creative team of Giffen, DeMatteis, Maguire, and Rubinstein comes this November 1988 issue of Justice League International, and that cover alone tells you something interesting is afoot. A blue-faced, purple-haired figure in a mask comes nose-to-nose with a grim, green-jacketed man whose speech bubble cheerfully announces "I'M BACK…" — a deceptively casual declaration that feels anything but reassuring given the tension radiating between them. With a story titled "No More Mr. Nice-Guy!", this one promises exactly the kind of sharp character dynamics that made this era of the League so entertaining.