Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #18

In "Magnificent Desolation," Nick Fury leads his SHIELD team into a high-stakes confrontation with the mutated Peter Lohan, while personal tensions flare when Fury takes Network Nina on a solo mission—only for her to fall under Lohan’s growing influence. Written by D. G. Chichester and illustrated by Herb Trimpe, with inks by Fred Fredericks and colors by Andy Yanchus, this 1990 issue captures the tension of a mission gone sideways, all under Bryan Hitch’s cover pencils and Steve Geiger’s inks.