Kings Watch #1

Three of comics' most enduring adventure heroes — the masked, pistol-wielding Phantom, a tuxedo-clad Mandrake the Magician conjuring crackling energy, and a blade-ready Flash Gordon — stand united against a writhing mass of giant tentacles on this striking opener from Dynamite. Writer Jeff Parker and artist Marc Laming launch Kings Watch #1 with a cover that immediately signals a threat big enough to demand legends working shoulder to shoulder. It's a genuinely exciting team-up premise rendered with real energy, and 2013 was a fine year to see these pulp-era titans share a single battlefield.