Pulp Fantastic #1

From DC's Vertigo V2K imprint in February 2000, this first issue of the four-part miniseries sets a retrofuturist pulp tone right from its Chaykin-penciled, Burchett-inked cover. A square-jawed man in a brown jacket levels a ray gun with cool determination while cradling an unconscious red-haired woman, as a pair of leopard-print-stockinged legs arc dramatically overhead against a gleaming green sci-fi backdrop of geometric shapes and planets. It's a confident opener for the Chaykin–Tischman–Burchett team, channeling old-school pulp adventure through a sleek, stylized lens.