Power Pack #22

The cover of this 1986 Marvel issue poses a striking question — "Dark Alex?" — as a casually dressed teen tumbles upside-down above a black-suited, winged young hero in dynamic mid-air action, while a girl in pink and a swirling icy figure streak along a vivid rainbow below. Jon Bogdanove and Bob Wiacek deliver a cover that perfectly captures the youthful energy and tension at the heart of Power Pack, hinting that something has gone wrong with the eldest Pack member. With a story titled "Trapped!" and the whole team visible against a wintry cityscape backdrop, this issue promises the kind of superhero family drama that made this series a standout of the mid-1980s Marvel lineup.