The Shadow Strikes #20

The Shadow looms large over a speeding motorboat in Eduardo Barreto's striking cover for this 1991 DC series — dual pistols drawn, dark cloak billowing, as the armed figures below raise weapons and a flare against the crimson sky. The ominous story title "The Star and the Twisted Cross" hints at a wartime or espionage-tinged confrontation that feels perfectly suited to the pulp hero's world of shadows and danger. With Elliot S! Maggin writing and Rod Whigham on interior art, issue #20 of Shadow Strikes! looks like a tense, atmospheric chapter in this fan-favorite series.