The 1980s transformed superhero comics forever. Before Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns redefined the medium, Mark Gruenwald's Squadron Supreme was already asking uncomfortable questions about power, responsibility, and the limits of heroism.

Issue #1 of Squadron Supreme asks what happens when the world's problems become too complex for superheroes—and how the most powerful people on Earth choose to respond.

Squadron Supreme #2 shifts the focus away from superhero spectacle and toward something far more difficult: the emotional disconnect between the heroes trying to rebuild a broken world.

Squadron Supreme #3 shows the tragic consequences of heroes failing to build meaningful relationships with the people they're trying to protect—and with one another.

Squadron Supreme #4 explores what happens when good intentions become justification for taking away someone else's freedom to choose.