Star Trek #18

This 1973 Gold Key entry sends Mr. Spock into the thick of it — the cover by George Wilson depicts him grappling with a menacing alien figure amid a sweeping cityscape, while a crowd of people and a sleek spacecraft fill the lower half with a sense of urgent, large-scale crisis. Photo insets of Spock and Kirk anchor the top corner, tying the painted drama to the familiar faces of the crew. With a tagline proclaiming that bio-magnetic tape — the lifeblood of a dying planet — has been hijacked, this issue promises the kind of high-stakes, interplanetary intrigue that made Star Trek comics such a satisfying companion to the television series.