Lobster Johnson #1

Mike Mignola's pulp vigilante takes center stage in this 2008 Dark Horse collection, The Iron Prometheus, with a cover by Mignola himself that's all shadowy atmosphere — the glowing-eyed Lobster Johnson looms large in the foreground while menacing figures, a sinuous dragon, and strange occult machinery crowd the darkness behind him. It's exactly the kind of noir-meets-supernatural imagery that makes this masked crimefighter such a compelling corner of the Hellboy universe. With Jason Armstrong on interior art and colors by Dave Stewart, this is pulp action steeped in style.