Thunderbolts #165

Captain America charges front and center on this 2012 Marvel issue, his shield blazing with an eerie, fiery energy as a threatening voice promises that he and his "new allies shall burn." Flanking him is a determined group of costumed figures — including a blonde heroine, a powerfully built dark-skinned figure, a red-clad woman hovering above with arms spread wide, a hulking armored figure, and a bare-chested man with fists clenched — all emerging through roiling black smoke and open flame. It's a cover by Joe Quinones that sets up an urgent, high-stakes confrontation, perfectly teasing the third chapter of the "Golden Age Thunderbolts" arc from writer Jeff Parker and artist Kev Walker.