The Books of Magic #65

Peter Gross's Vertigo series takes a dark mythological turn in this October 1999 installment, with MW Kaluta's cover art delivering a striking warning: "Beware the Wild Hunt!" A wild, bare-chested figure raises an artifact aloft amid swirling flames at the center, while ghostly horses and riders surge overhead against a night sky — and quieter, almost domestic scenes of young people and bears flank the composition in decorative side panels. The contrast between that thunderous supernatural force and the ordinary world below gives this issue of The Books of Magic an air of genuine, looming dread.