Silver Surfer #74

Part five of "The Herald Ordeal" six-part saga finds the Silver Surfer surging forward at full speed, cosmic energy crackling around his fists, while a formidable lineup of adversaries — including a heavily armored figure, a purple-clad powerhouse, a flame-wreathed warrior, and a smaller glowing figure — converge behind him in the star-filled void. Ron Lim and Terry Austin deliver a cover that's all kinetic momentum, packing six characters into a composition that practically hums with tension. With writer Ron Marz steering the story and "Negotiation" as the chapter title, this 1992 installment promises the kind of cosmic-scale conflict the series did so well.