Thor #26

Thor squares off against a massive, stone-bodied Absorbing Man on this 2000 issue of The Mighty Thor, the villain looming large overhead with a spiked ball-and-chain raised in his rocky fist while the Asgardian Avenger stands his ground, Mjolnir at the ready. The cover tagline — "Call my killer… the Absorbing Man!" — sets a suitably dramatic tone for Dan Jurgens and Erik Larsen's story "Home." Mike Mignola's cover art gives the confrontation a striking, sculptural weight, making this an eye-catching entry in the series.