The Spectre #19

DC's supernatural avenger sweeps into action on this October 1988 cover, the Spectre's white-and-teal-caped form lunging forward with unmistakable intensity toward a brutish attacker. Between them, a red-clad woman with auburn hair recoils in distress as the assailant reels back, an explosion of energy and debris erupting around him. Mark Badger's bold, angular artwork gives the whole scene a raw, kinetic energy that fits "Hellbound Creeps" perfectly — this is the Spectre at his most ferociously protective.