Sin City: A Dame to Kill For #5

Frank Miller's stark black-and-white artwork takes center stage on issue five of six in this Dark Horse "Legend" arc, depicting a masked, leather-clad woman gripping a large automatic weapon while flanked by two curly-haired women armed with pistols — all three pressed against a brick wall in a tense, ready-for-anything stance. Miller handles every creative role here — writing, art, inking, and lettering — and that total authorial control comes through in the cover's raw, noir energy. With the six-part A Dame to Kill For nearing its conclusion in 1994, this penultimate chapter promises the kind of uncompromising storytelling that made Sin City a standout on the stands.