A. Bizarro #1

This four-issue 1999 DC miniseries kicks off with a cover that immediately declares its identity — and its mystery. A grey-skinned, wild-haired figure in a dark suit lunges forward from a backdrop of roaring orange flames, cover pencils by Mark Bright giving the scene a kinetic, unsettling energy that suits a character the cover itself cheekily insists is not "the" Bizarro. The playful cover copy — asking what sinister plot calls him forth and what his terrifying mission might be, then shrugging "These are pretty good questions, huh?" — perfectly sets the tone for Steve Gerber's offbeat take on a Superman mythology wild card.