Steel #37

Steel stands resolute in the foreground — red cape billowing, hammer in hand, the iconic S-shield on his chest — while three imposing faces loom large behind him against a vivid green backdrop of circuit-board traces and mechanical gears, suggesting the hero is caught between powerful forces on multiple fronts. Dave Johnson's cover design has a striking graphic quality, using a cool teal palette for those looming figures to contrast sharply with Steel's bold crimson cape. Writer Christopher Priest and artist Denys Cowan, inked by Tom Palmer, bring their talents to this April 1997 chapter titled "It's French" — a title intriguing enough on its own to make you want to flip straight to page one.