Legionnaires #8

The cover of Legionnaires #8 (November 1993) makes its dramatic stakes clear right in the headline: "Brainy! You CAN'T Quit the Legionnaires!" — and the art by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story delivers on that tension beautifully. A green-skinned figure in a black-and-purple Legion uniform strides front and center, jaw set with determination, while a group of teammates — including a tall green-skinned man in a grey uniform and several blond figures — look on with visible concern beneath the looming shadow of a spacecraft. Writers Tom and Mary Bierbaum, along with artists Colleen Doran and John Nyberg, bring the 30th century's finest to life in what looks to be a charged, character-driven chapter for one of DC's most enduring teams.