Sun Devils #9

Nine issues into DC's ambitious 12-part maxi-series, Sun Devils arrives at Book Three: "To Steal a Sun" with a cover that puts you right in the crosshairs. A red-suited hero with wide, alarmed eyes scrambles backward as a massive sci-fi blaster is thrust directly at him — and at us — by a black-gloved hand just out of frame, making the threat feel immediate and uncomfortably close. Dan Jurgens and Dick Giordano bring a sharp, kinetic energy to the composition that perfectly captures the escalating stakes Gerry Conway and Jurgens are building toward in this 1985 series.