The Spectre #16

George Pratt's painted cover for this March 1994 issue conjures an atmosphere of dread and supernatural menace, depicting a pale, cape-shrouded figure looming over a bloodied stone statue amid a graveyard scattered with crosses and debris. The deep teal palette and visceral streaks of crimson give the scene a haunting, painterly weight that suits DC's spirit of vengeance perfectly. John Ostrander, Jim Aparo, and Kelley Jones bring their considerable talents to "Call for Blood," promising the kind of morally charged supernatural storytelling this series does so well.