The Uncanny X-Men #197

Doctor Doom looms enormous over the battlefield in this September 1985 issue of Uncanny X-Men, his green cloak and iron mask radiating unmistakable menace as the team scrambles around him — Colossus deflecting energy blasts, Storm and Rogue airborne in the background, Cyclops and another X-Man already down at Doom's feet. John Romita Jr. and Dan Green deliver a cover that perfectly captures the scale of what the X-Men are up against, with the team looking genuinely outmatched against one of Marvel's most formidable adversaries. With Chris Claremont at the helm and a story teased by the audacious title "To Save Arcade?!?", this is the kind of issue that reminds you why the mid-'80s X-Men run kept readers coming back month after month.