Solo Avengers #2

Marvel's 1988 anthology series dedicated to solo Avenger adventures hits its stride with this second issue, spotlighting Hawkeye front and center — bow drawn, masked and ready — alongside a glimpse of a younger, civilian figure that hints at the archer's origins as a marksman. The cover, penciled by Lee Weeks and inked by Joe Rubinstein, splits its real estate neatly between Hawkeye's lead story ("The Making of… a Marksman!") and a vivid inset panel where Captain Marvel, blazing with energy, clashes with a powerful foe. With Tom DeFalco writing the interior Hawkeye tale and art by Mark Bright, Solo Avengers #2 makes a compelling case that Marvel's second-tier spotlight books could hold their own alongside the flagship titles.