Namor, the Sub-Mariner #25

That bold red "FINALE!" at the bottom says it all — issue #25 of Namor, the Sub-Mariner promises a major clash, and John Byrne's cover delivers the tension in full. A snarling, muscular figure dominates the foreground while a cloaked, clawed attacker strikes from behind, with a shadowy suited figure lurking ominously in the upper corner. Byrne handles the full creative package here — writing, art, inks, and lettering — making this April 1992 milestone a remarkably personal vision of "Marvel's First and Mightiest Mutant.