Mark Hazzard: Merc #8

Part of Marvel's New Universe line, this 1987 issue drops readers into a tense, street-level scene where Mark Hazzard — cigarette clenched in his jaw, pistol raised — moves through smoke-filled urban ruins alongside a red-hooded figure leveling an assault rifle at an unseen threat. Arabic script on a crumbling brick wall sets the atmosphere firmly in a volatile international setting. The cover, penciled by Mike Zeck and inked by Bob McLeod, delivers grounded, gritty tension that sets the stage for Doug Murray's story "Cestus Dei," with interior art by Gray Morrow.