The Defenders #60

The Defenders face their most overwhelming odds yet in issue #60, as the cover — penciled by Ed Hannigan and inked by Alan Weiss — depicts a winged, demonic Vera Gemini at the center of a chaotic battlefield, while the Hulk, Hellcat, Valkyrie, and their teammates are engulfed by a seething horde of red demons. The tagline "Helpless Before the Revenge of Vera Gemini!" and the bold "Day of the Demons!" caption at the bottom set an urgent, ominous tone that's hard to resist. Part 3 of the "Xenogenesis" arc, this 1978 Marvel entry captures the series at its wildly imaginative best — a super-team pushed to the brink against supernatural odds.