Mystique & Sabretooth #4

The concluding chapter of this 1997 limited series brings the tension to a head, with Ariel Olivetti's cover depicting a snarling Sabretooth locked in a fierce mechanical grip, while Mystique — in her distinctive blue-skinned form — levels a firearm nearby, and a pale, wire-crowned figure engages in the fray above a massive green-skinned brute lurking in the foreground. It's a densely packed, kinetic image that captures exactly why this duo makes for such a volatile pairing. Writer Jorge González and artist Olivetti deliver a fitting send-off to one of Marvel's more ferocious odd-couple team-ups.