Starman #9

This April 1989 issue of DC's Starman brings some serious muscle to the cover, as a massive, red-haired bruiser — Blockbuster, re-introduced here per the banner — tears through the page itself with a thunderous fist, while a costumed figure takes a hard shot in the lower corner. Batman is promised as a guest star, making this a genuinely appealing package for fans of both heroes. Tom Lyle's cover pencils and inks deliver the raw physical menace with punchy, kinetic energy that captures the street-level danger the series was embracing in '89.