Star Trek #27

This 1974 Gold Key issue drops the Enterprise crew onto a frozen world on the verge of cosmic catastrophe, as the cover copy warns: "The Enterprise crew is locked on a deep freeze planet doomed to disappear into space!" George Wilson's painted cover crackles with urgency — red-skinned alien warriors clash with crew members amid bursts of flame and sparks, a figure in a red suit tumbling backward while another is seized in the chaos, all set against an alien landscape of angular green structures. With photo portraits of Spock and Kirk framed in the upper corner and John Warner's "Ice Journey" adventure waiting inside, this is a vivid snapshot of Star Trek comics at their most energetic.