The Darkstars #37

The tagline says it all — "When Warriors Clash!" — and The Darkstars #37 (December 1995) delivers exactly that on a cover by Mike Collins and Ken Branch. Two powerful figures tear into each other amid a star-field backdrop: a bald, armored Darkstar drives forward with a glowing, energy-wreathed fist, while a wild-haired, bare-chested opponent bearing his own swirling flame energies snarls down at him from above, their collision erupting in a burst of jagged red star-shaped energy. It's a kinetic, hard-hitting composition that sets a fittingly cosmic stage for Michael Jan Friedman's "The Long Way Home.