Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1

This 1990 annual brings an oversized dose of 30th-century drama to the Legion of Super-Heroes, with a cover by Adam Hughes and Al Gordon that commands attention immediately. A white-caped, silver-gloved villainess in a purple costume dominates the foreground, smirking with cool confidence while energy rains down around her — behind her, a Legionnaire in red and green struggles against her power, and three small figures lie fallen at her feet. Written by Tom and Mary Bierbaum with interior art by Dougie Braithwaite, inked by Doug Hazlewood and Larry Mahlstedt, "Charade" looks to be exactly the kind of sprawling, high-stakes Annual the Legion does best.