Thunderbolts #19

This October 1998 issue of Thunderbolts heralds the arrival of Charcoal, the Burning Man — a massive, jet-black rocky figure with glowing orange eyes who dominates the cover, crackling with energy as crystalline shards erupt from the scorched earth around him. A smaller costumed figure appears in the upper corner, while a battered face peers out from the rubble below, hinting at the chaos this imposing new threat brings with him. Busiek, Bagley, and Hanna deliver a cover that makes it immediately clear this villain — the winner of Wizard magazine's Create-A-Villain Contest — means serious business.