Luke Cage #169

Part of Marvel Legacy's "Caged!" arc, this 2018 issue puts Luke Cage in an immediately gripping situation — pinned down and straining against what appears to be a massive industrial drill bearing down on his face, chains visible in the background. Rahzzah's cover painting captures the raw intensity of a man whose unbreakable skin may be the only thing standing between him and something truly terrible. With David F. Walker writing and Guillermo Sanna on interior art, this is street-level Marvel storytelling with serious stakes on full display.