The Spectre #39

John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake's celebrated run on DC's Spirit of Vengeance hits issue #39 with a cover by Kevin O'Neill that's nothing short of breathtaking — a towering, ghost-white Spectre dominates the night sky above a fog-shrouded harbor, his green-hooded cloak swirling around ships and lighthouse towers while a torrent of hellish orange flame and writhing figures erupts behind him. A smaller, glowing green figure appears reflected or manifested at his chest, hinting at the duality at the heart of this series. "Pragmatic Realities" promises exactly the kind of cosmic-scale moral reckoning that makes this 1996 run so compelling.