Peacemaker #3

The third chapter of DC's 1988 four-part mini-series finds Peacemaker in full combat mode — his signature silver helmet and red-and-blue costume unmistakable as he lunges forward, gun in hand, amid a burst of fire and flying debris, while a towering, grimacing figure looms ominously behind him. Tod Smith's cover art (both pencils and inks) captures a sense of motion and urgency that feels right at home in the late-'80s DC "New Format" era. With Paul Kupperberg, Tod Smith, and Pablo Marcos delivering "The Winds of War," this penultimate issue promises the kind of high-stakes action the cover so vividly telegraphs.