Stanley and His Monster #2

Issue two of this 1993 DC four-issue miniseries wastes no time making an impression, with the cover — penciled by Phil Foglio and inked by Terry Austin — heralding the arrival of Nyx, a horned, tail-whipping demoness who poses confidently amid a crowd of wide-eyed monsters. Down below, young Stanley and his large pink monster companion stare up at her, their speech bubbles hinting at a conversation involving "birds and bees… and chainsaws, and weasels, and icepicks" that suggests this supernatural world is considerably more complicated than it looks. It's a playful, energetic cover that perfectly captures the series' knack for blending childhood whimsy with cheeky, monstrous imagination.