Thunderbolts #13

The Thunderbolts find themselves shackled and surrounded in this striking March 1998 installment, with the cover's bold tagline — "Down and Out in a World Not Their Own" — setting a tense, fish-out-of-water tone. Mark Bagley and Scott Hanna's cover art packs in the full team: a chain-bound Atlas looms large at center, while Meteorite, Mach-1, Songbird, and Fixer press together against what appears to be a prison gate, facing down an armored threat on the right. Kurt Busiek's run on this title consistently delivered surprises, and with a story titled "In the Courts of Kosmos," this issue promises the team navigating an unfamiliar world with their backs firmly against the wall.