Power Pack #39

Power Pack's 1988 "New Format" era is on full display in issue #39, promising more story, fewer ads, and better printing — and the cover delivers an immediate sense of urgency, with a large mechanized figure firing blinding energy beams while a red-haired child lunges toward the viewer in the foreground and a blonde young hero in a yellow-and-blue costume rides a rainbow trail below. Cover art by Carl Potts, Jon Bogdanove, and Hilary Barta crackles with kinetic energy, capturing the team's signature mix of childhood grit and superhero spectacle. "Lights, Camera, Action!" sounds like it puts these young heroes squarely in the spotlight — which, judging by that relentless mechanical threat bearing down on them, may not be entirely welcome.