Savage Dragon #42

A massive gray-blue hand dominates this October 1997 Image Comics cover, crushing a desperate cluster of heroes — including a green-skinned figure in red-white-and-blue, a female fighter with wild dark hair, and a powerfully built teal bruiser — while a grotesque brain-headed villain looms menacingly in the foreground. The fiery, churning orange background crackles with energy bolts, giving the whole composition a sense of barely contained chaos. Erik Larsen's cover art for issue #42 delivers that signature Savage Dragon intensity, packing the frame with characters and raw kinetic force.