The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #3

Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's third chapter of Volume Two finds Mina Murray at the center of a richly detailed cover — she stands poised with a magnifying glass in a cabinet of curiosities crammed with remarkable figures: a white rabbit, a frog-like gentleman, a spectral skull-faced presence, a black cat, and a map labeled "Mars, 1889" glowing behind her. O'Neill's linework is a marvel of controlled density, packing literary and fantastical references into every corner of the frame. With the story titled "And the Dawn Comes up like Thunder," this November 2002 issue signals that the League's Martian business is very much at hand.