Star Wars #55

From the Marvel Comics era of Star Wars, issue #55 drops readers into a wild alien confrontation as a squad of armed soldiers opens fire with blasters on a massive, looming green creature amid a strikingly surreal, cavernous landscape — all rendered with Walter Simonson's kinetic linework on both pencils and inks. C-3PO and R2-D2 watch from a corner inset, grounding the scene in familiar galaxy far, far away territory, while the story title "Plif!" hints at something delightfully strange waiting inside. With David Michelinie writing and Walt Simonson and Tom Palmer handling interior art duties, this 1982 entry delivers the kind of bold, imaginative energy that made Marvel's Star Wars run a genuine treat.