The Secret Defenders #5

The cover of this July 1993 Marvel issue throws you straight into the chaos, with the Punisher leaping through a fiery explosion, pistol in hand, bearing down on a snarling, red-eyed creature identified on the cover as Roadkill. Below them, Namorita lies in desperate peril — and the cover copy makes clear that saving her on "Route 666" is no small order even for Frank Castle. Cover art by Andre Coates and Don Hudson crackles with kinetic energy, and with Roy Thomas at the helm of the story inside, this Secret Defenders chapter looks like a wild ride through some of Marvel's more unpredictable territory.