Tom Strong #24

Tom Strong squares off against a fur-trimmed, masked villain wielding a futuristic weapon amid a burst of icy energy on this Chris Sprouse and Karl Story cover — and with the tagline "An Icy Shock from the Past!" and a story called "Snow Queen," the cold-themed threat feels genuinely formidable. Published by America's Best Comics in March 2004, this Peter Hogan-scripted chapter brings a crisp, retro-adventure energy that the series does so well. If you enjoy pulp heroics rendered with clean, dynamic linework, this is a fine place to dive in.