The Wanderers #7

The tagline "How Many Times Can a Hero Die?" sets a tense, urgent tone for this December 1988 entry in DC's New Format line, and Dave Hoover and Robert Campanella's cover delivers on that promise — a battered, determined hero in a yellow-and-black costume crashes forward through a bullet-riddled surface, a smoking gun firing point-blank as shattered glass and impact craters surround him. The raw, kinetic energy of the image perfectly matches the story title "Death After Life After Death," hinting at a relentless cycle of peril that Doug Moench clearly wasn't pulling any punches on.