Thor #9

A blazing burst of cosmic light dominates this striking March 1999 cover, with a massive blue giant recoiling in shock at its center while a golden-armored, white-bearded figure commands the foreground and a skull-faced, horned figure looms at the right — all promising that the "Secret of the Dark Gods" is finally about to be revealed. John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson bring real dynamism to the composition, with radiating energy lines and monumental figures that give the whole image a genuinely mythic weight. Dan Jurgens, John Buscema, and Jerry Ordway deliver "Answers" — a title that suggests this issue earns the buildup.