Legion of Super-Heroes #39

Paul Levitz and interior artists Curt Swan and Romeo Tanghal bring their 30th-century ensemble to this October 1987 issue, with a Steve Lightle cover that frames a charged moment between two Legionnaires in green and blue costumes — their intense face-to-face encounter overshadowed by two enormous, watchful faces looming behind them. A half-dozen other Legion members fill the lower corners, their expressions suggesting this personal drama carries consequences for the whole team. "The One That Got Away" promises exactly the kind of emotional stakes that made this era of Legion storytelling so compelling.