Star Wars #87

A dramatic collage of faces and action dominates Tom Palmer's cover for this 1984 Marvel installment — Luke Skywalker's intense close-up anchors the composition, while a lightsaber blade cuts diagonally across the image. Surrounding him are a wide-eyed Princess Leia, a battle-worn figure in the lower foreground, an armored warrior raising a weapon in the background, and a looming mechanical face that hints at the robotic threats suggested by the title "Still Active after All These Years." With C-3PO and R2-D2 peeking from the corner logo box, this issue wears its Star Wars credentials proudly, and Palmer's pencils and inks bring a tense, cinematic energy to every corner of the cover.