Promethea #12

From America's Best Comics, Promethea #12 (2001) is a visual feast before you even crack the spine — its cover by J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray is a full-on psychedelic concert poster, rendered in bold teal, gold, and white, channeling the spirit of late-'60s San Francisco handbill art. Center stage stands a tattooed, armored Promethea cradling a winged caduceus, stars swirling around her in a composition that feels like a genuine artifact of the counterculture. The subtitle says it all — "The Magic Theatre: A Pop Art Happening" — and this issue, written by Alan Moore with lettering by Todd Klein weaving organically into the design, makes that promise feel completely earned.