Aquaman #69

Aquaman stands commanding and larger-than-life on Mike Kaluta's cover for this July 2000 issue, holding the globe aloft in one hand while gripping a long staff in the other, his golden hook hand gleaming and his flowing hair framed by a dramatic compass-rose backdrop. A coastal cityscape stretches behind him beneath a warm sky, reinforcing the sense that the King of the Seas has a stake in both land and ocean alike. With Dan Jurgens writing, Steve Epting on interior art, and Norm Rapmund inking, "Glory" promises a story as sweeping as its cover suggests.