The Punisher #89

Frank Castle looms large against a stormy night sky, his skull emblem blazing white on his chest as explosions light up the cityscape behind him — it's a striking cover by Elman Brown that sets a tense, rain-soaked tone perfectly suited to the "Miami Heat!" tagline at the bottom. This April 1994 issue kicks off "Fortress: Miami Part 1," bringing the Punisher's one-man war to a new battlefield with a creative team that includes writer Chuck Dixon and artist Russ Heath. If you're in the mood for gritty vigilante action with a sense of real atmospheric menace, this one's hard to pass up.