Starman #12

The cover of this July 1989 issue throws Starman — in his bold yellow-and-purple costume — right into the thick of a chaotic, rain-soaked battle, with explosions erupting below him and a glowing energy weapon firing at close range. A second airborne figure dives in from above while a muscular blonde combatant and a group of orange-uniformed adversaries crowd the right side, making the scene feel genuinely overwhelming. Stern, Lyle, and Campanella bring the same team energy to the interiors as Lyle does on this kinetic cover, and "The Blood of Heroes!" promises the kind of high-stakes confrontation that made late-'80s DC superhero comics so much fun.