Strikeforce: Morituri #26

Strikeforce: Morituri #26, published by Marvel Comics in 1989, serves as the final installment of a unique science fiction series that began in 1986. Created by writer Peter B. Gillis and artist Brent Anderson, the title was conceived as a high-concept meditation on mortality, centered on a group of volunteers who gain superpowers to defend Earth against an alien invasion, knowing the process will inevitably kill them within a year.

The series is noted for its departure from standard superhero tropes, focusing instead on the psychological toll and social implications of the characters' predetermined fates. By the time the twenty-sixth issue concluded the narrative, the title had established a cult following for its gritty, grounded approach to heroism. It remains a significant example of late eighties experimental comic book storytelling, reflecting the era's willingness to subvert the genre's typical stakes.