Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja #3

Standing wide-legged against a stark red background dominated by the Soviet hammer and sickle, Nth Man — white-haired, shirtless, and tattooed — wields a katana in one hand and an assault rifle in the other, projecting pure cold-war-era menace. Ron Wagner and Bob McLeod's cover makes the stakes of "Retaliation" unmistakably clear: this is a man ready to take on an entire superpower. Larry Hama's series was hitting its stride in 1989, and this third issue looks like a sharp, high-tension chapter in the ultimate ninja's globe-spanning story.