Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35

The cover tagline says it all — "Havoc on the Helicarrier!" — and M. C. Wyman and Don Hudson deliver exactly that, packing the image with a sprawling, chaotic brawl as a blond hero in blue struggles against a wave of purple-clad attackers, while a red-costumed figure, a dark-suited opponent, and a flying green-masked villain above the fray add to the mayhem. With Scott Lobdell writing and Wyman on interior art, this May 1992 issue promises non-stop S.H.I.E.L.D. action set aboard Marvel's most famous flying fortress. It's a satisfyingly dense slice of early-'90s espionage comics, landing right in the middle of Marvel's 30th anniversary celebrations.