Shade, the Changing Man #38

This Vertigo gem from 1993 presents a striking collage-style cover by Chris Bachalo that feels more like outsider art than a conventional superhero image. A brooding male face stares out from within an ornate gilded frame draped with lace, pointedly labeled "The Hero?" — while three smaller portrait-style panels below introduce figures captioned "The Hero's Girlfriend," "The Girlfriend's Girlfriend," and "The Novelist," each with their eyes obscured by black bars. It's a provocative, fragmented take on identity and storytelling that perfectly captures the psychedelic unease Peter Milligan's run on Shade was known for.