Micronauts #40

The Micronauts face an overwhelming threat in this 1982 Marvel issue, as the cover by Gil Kane makes immediately clear — a massive rocky fist dominates the scene while Commander Rann engages it sword in hand, a fallen blonde teammate lies in the rubble below, and two more Micronauts battle from above. The story title promises a frantic, high-stakes encounter with echoes of the Fantastic Four, and Kane's dynamic composition — all kinetic angles and barely-contained chaos — delivers that energy right on the cover. Bill Mantlo and Kane together make this an issue that wears its action-packed ambitions proudly.