The New Gods #8

The New Gods #8 brings Jack Kirby and inker Mike Royer's grand cosmic mythology down to street level, with the cover promising "The Death Wish of Terrible Turpin!" — a title that crackles with gritty urgency. The cover depicts a battered, determined man in a torn white shirt — Turpin — squaring off against a towering figure in red while defiantly shouting that he'll place someone under arrest even if it kills him, as flames rage in the background and Orion, Lightray, and Kalibak loom in the chaos behind them. It's a striking 1972 snapshot of Kirby at the height of his Fourth World ambitions, weaving superhero spectacle together with the stubborn courage of an ordinary lawman who refuses to back down.