Shade, the Changing Man #65

A rain-slicked city alley sets an unsettling mood on this November 1995 Vertigo entry, with the glowing neon sign of "The Rue Morgue" looming above a blue-skinned, red-haired figure who clutches something small and luminous near the street — all rendered with atmospheric dread by cover artist Duncan Fegredo. A fragmented face with vivid red lips peers from the left border, adding an extra layer of surreal unease that feels wholly at home in Peter Milligan and Richard Case's series. Subtitled "The Impossible Photograph," this opening chapter of a three-part arc promises the kind of beautifully strange storytelling that made Shade, the Changing Man one of Vertigo's most distinctive titles.