Legionnaires #63

Part of the 1998 "Dark Circle Rising" crossover event, Legionnaires #63 promises tension right from its cover, subtitled "3: Resignation!" Three Legion members stride forward in determined formation — a red-haired woman at the front flanked by a blonde teammate, with a dark-suited figure holding what appears to be a Legion costume standing ominously in the background — while a large, red-eyed serpent looms at their side. Cover art by Jeffrey Moy and W. C. Carani gives the scene a charged, purposeful energy that makes it easy to see why Roger Stern, Tom McCraw, and the rest of the creative team kept readers coming back to this series month after month.