The Spectre #26

Part three of the "Ghosts in the Machine" arc finds DC's supernatural avenger in unsettling territory — the cover by Tom Artis and Keith Wilson shows the Spectre's pale, grinning face looming in the foreground, TV remote in hand, while his own tortured visage screams back at him from a television set engulfed in hellfire. It's a genuinely unnerving image that turns the mundane act of channel-surfing into something cosmic and macabre. Doug Moench, Tom Artis, and Al Vey bring their distinct blend of horror and superhero storytelling to this 1989 series, and this cover alone makes a compelling case for picking it up.