The Shadow Strikes #9

The Shadow dominates this cover in his unmistakable hat, cape, and crimson scarf, gun blazing as a wide-eyed blonde young man scrambles desperately behind him — all rendered with kinetic urgency by Eduardo Barreto against a shadowy Chinatown backdrop. This ninth issue of DC's 1990 series continues "Fireworks, Part Two," with Jones and Barreto's collaboration clearly in full stride. It's a sharp, atmospheric snapshot of pulp tension that makes a compelling case for the whole run.