Legion of Super-Heroes #7

The haunting cover of this May 1990 issue sets a quietly devastating tone: a pink-haired figure slumps against ancient stonework amid rubble and debris, head buried in their hands, while a heroic statue looms in the shadowy, overgrown background — the scene radiating grief and isolation far more effectively than any action pose could. Keith Giffen and Al Gordon craft an image that feels genuinely literary, the ruined surroundings and draped fabrics suggesting a world that has already suffered some profound cost. With the Bierbaums and Giffen steering the 30th-century team through its grim five-years-later era, "Tharn..." promises the kind of emotionally grounded storytelling this volume does so well.