Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #3

The cover of this October 1999 DC series entry is a wonderfully unsettling visual — Star-Spangled Kid reflected across a field of bulging, luminous green insect-eye facets, her blue-and-white star-spantered costume and red gloves multiplied into a dizzying mosaic of alarm and determination. The tagline "Hey, You, With the Stars in Your Bug Eyes…" makes the concept delightfully literal, and the bold "Introducing: Skeeter!" promises a new presence in Courtney Whitmore's world. Cover pencils by Lee Moder and inks by Dan Davis make it a genuinely eye-catching piece of work — hard to miss on a 1999 spinner rack.