The Question #15

The cover of this April 1988 issue says everything without saying a word: the Question himself hangs inverted over a glowing cityscape, his blank faceless mask and red tie dangling toward the rooftops below, rendered in Denys Cowan's kinetic pencils with moody inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. The disorienting upside-down composition — bold splashes of red, blue, and amber cutting through the darkness — captures the off-kilter, morally complex world Dennis O'Neil built around Hub City's most philosophical vigilante. With a story titled "Epitaph for a Hero," issue #15 carries a weight that practically radiates off the cover.