The Spirit #23

The masked man in the blue suit and red tie is having quite the evening — Joe Kubert's cover captures the Spirit in the middle of a chaotic four-way brawl, simultaneously decking one thug airborne while two armed goons and a crouching figure scramble around him on the pavement. It's a wonderfully kinetic composition that showcases why Will Eisner's creation has always been one of pulp crime fiction's most entertaining heroes. Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, and Aluir Amâncio deliver this January 2009 installment with a story titled "(Half)Way Out West," promising the wit and action that have defined this DC run.