SpyBoy #9

The cover of SpyBoy #9 is pure noir glamour, with Joe Chiodo's striking silver-toned art presenting a tall, elegant femme fatale in a sleek evening gown, long gloves, and a cigarette holder — every inch of her radiating cool menace. Peter David's "Boldfinger" storyline promises the kind of spy-world intrigue that suits this sophisticated visual perfectly. Dark Horse's SpyBoy consistently delivered stylish, tongue-in-cheek espionage thrills, and this 2000 issue looks like a high point of that run.