The New Warriors #52

The tagline says it all — "All they want to do is change the world!" — and this October 1994 Marvel issue pits the New Warriors against Psionex in dramatic fashion. Richard Pace and Brian Kane's cover pulls no punches, filling the frame with a darkly costumed, yellow-masked figure delivering a crushing blow to a red-suited opponent amid a shower of debris. It's a kinetic, hard-hitting image that captures exactly the kind of scrappy, high-energy superhero action that made this series such a rewarding read in 1994.