The Demon #17

This November 1991 installment of The Demon arrives as part 22 of DC's sprawling "War of Gods" crossover, and Denis Rodier's cover art sets an immediately striking tone — the fiery, horned Demon looms intimately close to a dark-haired woman draped in warm orange light, the tagline "Frankly, my Demon…" lending the moment an unexpected touch of wit. The image balances menace and strange tenderness against a blazing infernal backdrop, hinting at the complex dynamic writer Alan Grant, artist Val Semeiks, and inker Bob Smith bring to "The Region Beyond, Part II: Beyond Redemption." It's a visually bold chapter in one of DC's more darkly entertaining series of the era.