OMAC #2

The "world that's coming" looks wild and dangerous in this second issue of Jack Kirby and D. Bruce Berry's futuristic DC series, where the cover — penciled by Kirby and inked by Mike Royer — plunges us straight into the chaos: OMAC leaps dynamically into battle while armed assailants swarm around him, as two well-dressed figures on either side exchange a bagful of cash, a speech bubble coldly ordering a billion dollars spent to "kill OMAC." The bold cover blurb promises a villain called Mister Big who can literally "rent a city" for assassination, setting up a premise that feels both outlandish and unnervingly pointed for 1974. If you've ever wanted a one-man army facing the ruthless excess of the super-rich, this issue's cover makes a pretty compelling case.