Starman #21

That cover image says it all — Starman's distinctive yellow-and-purple costume hangs torn and tangled across a desert saguaro cactus while a lone, hat-wearing figure stands with their back to us, silently taking in the scene against a sun-baked Southwestern landscape. The blunt cover question "Hero — No More?!" paired with the story title "Things Fall Apart" sets a genuinely compelling, melancholy tone for this 1990 DC issue. Tom Lyle's cover art makes strong use of negative space and quiet drama, letting the abandoned costume do the heavy emotional lifting.