Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #8

Part two of "The Chaos Serpent" arc arrives with a cover that puts the action literally up in the air — Keith Pollard and Kim DeMulder stage a mid-freefall confrontation between a masked figure in white and a yellow-suited civilian clutching some kind of device, while a young woman in red tumbles below them and a sleek aircraft streaks past in the background. The cover copy says it all: "Things go from bad to worse… and then the trouble really begins," which sets a nicely ominous tone for Nick Fury's ongoing spy thriller. If you're following the "Chaos Serpent" storyline written by D. G. Chichester, this February 1990 installment looks like exactly the kind of high-altitude, high-stakes chapter that keeps readers coming back.