Mystery Men #1

Three shadowy figures peer through vertical red panels on this moody, art-deco-tinged cover — a masked figure in a wide-brimmed hat, a bandage-wrapped face with a gleaming blade, and a sharp-featured man bearing an ornate emblem on his collar, all rendered in deep shadows and burnished gold. The title's bold question — Who Are the Mystery Men? — sets up this five-issue Marvel limited series with exactly the right amount of intrigue. David Liss and Patrick Zircher open their pulp-flavored story with a cover that promises shadowy heroism and hidden identities in equal measure.