The Guardians of Metropolis #3

Part three of DC's four-issue 1995 miniseries lands with unmistakable energy — the cover by Kieron Dwyer and Karl Kesel puts a powerful blue-suited hero center stage, hard hat on and fists flying as he tears through what appears to be a wartime confrontation, a golden axe mid-swing and a weapon raised while a Nazi swastika flag is visible beneath him and armed gunmen lurk in the shadows behind. The tagline "The War Hits Home!" and the story title "All This and World War II!" signal that the Guardians of Metropolis are facing something with serious historical stakes. It's a punchy, kinetic issue that makes a strong case for this underappreciated corner of the DC Universe.