Marvel Universe #4

The Monster Hunters take center stage in this September 1998 issue, as three determined heroes — a robed mystic crackling with blue energy, a gun-toting adventurer, and a fierce woman in leopard-print ready for battle — stand their ground against an overwhelming horde of creatures looming behind them: multi-headed green reptilian beasts, a snarling ape-like monster, a golden horned creature, and a fiery red demon lurking at the edges. It's a genuinely striking cover composition brought together by an impressive roster of talents including Mike Manley, Walter Simonson, Bruce Timm, Joe Quesada, and Dan Brereton, among others. With Roger Stern writing and Mike Manley on interior art, "Monsters on the Loose!" promises the kind of pulpy, anything-goes Marvel adventure that made 1998 a fun time to be a comics reader.