Star Brand #10

In "Enemies," Star Brand #10 (1987), the relentless Randy Kellog, known as the Gladiator, pushes his super-dense, invulnerable form to the brink in a one-man war against the USSR, surviving every conventional and nuclear assault. When Ken Connell, another paranormal, tries to stop him to prevent global catastrophe, their clash forces a desperate choice—one that ends not in death, but in exile, as Connell sends Kellog drifting into the endless void of space. Written by George Caragonne and illustrated by Mark Bagley with inks by Pablo Marcos, colors by Andy Yanchus, and letters by Jack Morelli and Rick Parker, the issue’s cover by Bret Blevins and Al Williamson captures the weight of that final, irreversible moment.