Mister Miracle #4

Mid-air mayhem defines this July 1996 installment of Mister Miracle, with cover art by Steve Crespo and Marcio Morais depicting a fierce clash between two armored figures — Mister Miracle in his gold-and-black suit trading blows with a red-helmeted opponent — while bursts of golden energy erupt around their fists and a costumed figure lies unconscious on a floating platform far below. The tagline "Duel with Death!" perfectly captures the desperate, high-stakes tension radiating from every inch of the composition. Written by Kevin Dooley with interior art by Crespo and Morais, this is the kind of visually charged New Gods adventure that reminds you why DC's cosmic corner of 1996 was such an exciting place to be.