Star Trek #44

Spock and a visibly shaken, phaser-clutching crewman in Starfleet red dominate the foreground of this November 1987 DC entry, their tense expressions set against a swirling cosmic backdrop where an ethereal, reaching hand glows within a luminous orb and ghostly figures drift through deep space. The cover by Jerome Moore and Bob Lewis has a genuinely unsettling atmosphere, perfectly suited to a story titled "The Return of the Serpent, Part II: Past Perfect." Written by Mike Carlin with interior art by Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagrán, this mid-run DC series issue promises the kind of Trek adventure that blends sci-fi mystery with real dramatic weight.