The Vigilante #49

Grand Central Terminal becomes a battleground in this 1988 DC mature-readers series, as the cover — penciled by Denny Fincke and inked by Dick Giordano — places the Vigilante leaping dynamically above the station's iconic clock and track signage while a tense cluster of armed street toughs converges below. The composition's sharp diagonal tilt and gritty cast of characters set a suitably street-level tone for "Street Crime, Part Two." Paul Kupperberg and Steve Erwin keep the series firmly rooted in urban tension, and this penultimate issue of the run promises no shortage of it.