The Long, Hot Summer #2

Part of DC/Milestone's 1995 crossover event, The Long, Hot Summer #2 drops readers right into the boiling tension of Dakota City with a fully painted cover — courtesy of M. D. Bright and Zina — that pulls no punches. A diverse crowd of characters surges forward in urgency: a figure in black at the center, a glowing ethereal woman to the left, an armed hero raising a pistol, and an armored warrior in red-and-white, all set against a backdrop of a packed, restless crowd. With the tagline promising a "pass to tomorrow" at Utopia Park and the cover copy warning that passions are boiling and the city is about to explode, "Combustible Materials" looks every bit as charged as its title suggests.