Journey into Mystery #505

The "Lost Gods" arc in Journey into Mystery rolls into issue #505 (January 1997) with a cover by Mike Deodato Jr. that puts Luke Cage front and center, his signature tiara and wrecking-ball chain in full effect as he hoists a struggling figure overhead. Spider-Man swings in from the upper right while a dark-haired, gun-toting woman holds her ground in the background — the tagline "Crawling Through the Wreckage!" summing up the rough-and-tumble energy on display. Tom DeFalco scripts and Deodato Studios handles the interior art, promising the same kinetic energy that makes this cover hard to ignore.