52 / World War III Part Two: The Valiant #1

Spinning directly out of DC's landmark 52 series, World War III Part Two: The Valiant arrives in June 2007 with a striking triptych cover by Ethan Van Sciver — Batman scaling a crumbling cityscape on the left, a steely, battle-ready Wonder Woman commanding the center, and Supergirl reeling amid crackling lightning on the right. The three-panel composition frames each hero in their own moment of crisis, selling the scope of a conflict that's clearly testing Earth's mightiest defenders. With writing by Keith Champagne and interior art by Andy Smith and Ray Snyder, this is a tense, ambitious chapter in one of DC's most sprawling crossover events.