Thor #12

Thor stands Mjolnir-raised against a towering mass of armored, mechanical red figures in this double-sized anniversary issue from June 1999. The cover by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson captures the Thunder God mid-battle, his golden hair flying as energy crackles around him and a swarm of imposing robotic enemies press in from every angle. Concluding "The Dark Wars" in grand style, this landmark twelfth issue from writer Dan Jurgens delivers the kind of oversized, all-out spectacle the milestone deserves.