Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #345

This March 1987 issue of Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes puts two costumed combatants front and center — a figure in black and magenta unleashing a swirling blue energy force against a powerfully built opponent in blue and gold with a mohawk, while two fallen figures lie on the ground behind him, caught in a burst of fiery orange energy. The cover, penciled by Joe Brozowski and inked by Greg Brooks, crackles with kinetic tension that frames the story inside, "To Control a World," written by Paul Levitz with art by Greg LaRocque and inks by Larry Mahlstedt. It's a solid snapshot of the Legion's 30th-century action at its mid-'80s peak.