Micronauts #50

Reaching its landmark 50th issue in 1983, The Micronauts delivers a cover — penciled and inked by Jackson Guice — that sets an appropriately tense tone for a story titled "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!" A blue-and-gold armored hero stands at the center of the action, fending off a powerful green reptilian attacker on the left while a massive dark figure looms menacingly from an elevated position on the right, with a fallen blonde woman crouched vulnerable at the hero's feet. It's a striking composition that puts the Micronauts firmly on the back foot, making this milestone issue feel genuinely hard-won rather than celebratory.