Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #340

The cover of this October 1986 issue delivers a striking cosmic image: a red-and-gold costumed Legionnaire — shackled at both wrists by chains — strains against his bonds amid a blinding explosion of yellow energy, while the enormous, anguished face of Dr. Regulus looms behind him like a solar deity gone mad. Steve Lightle's cover art crackles with tension, perfectly selling the tagline's promise that Dr. Regulus is back and "hot for a kill." Writer Paul Levitz and artist Greg LaRocque bring their "Hostage on a Hostile Star" story to life inside, making this a vivid chapter in the Legion's 30th-century adventures.