The Defenders #116

From the February 1983 cover by Don Perlin and Steve Mitchell, a ring of hellish flame frames the Defenders in a scene dripping with supernatural menace — a red-horned demonic figure grins wickedly at center while a staff-wielding hero in a bold "M" insignia stands defiantly above him, joined by a feral beast-like ally to the right and a glowing female figure to the left. A woman's eerily serene face looms in the foreground, and a cloaked figure lurks at the edge of the chaos, all reflected in what appears to be a demonic vessel at the bottom of the image. J. M. DeMatteis helms the story "Two by Two," with interior art from Don Perlin inked by Mike Mignola — a creative pairing that gives this issue a wonderfully moody, atmospheric energy.