Aquaman #72

The cover by Mike Kaluta drops Aquaman — trident in hand — and a muscular, shield-bearing warrior companion into a treacherous cavern swarming with long-necked saurian sea creatures, their serpentine bodies coiling through the water on every side. Framing the scene above are the skeletal remains of similar prehistoric beasts, reinforcing the "King of the Saurian Seas!" banner with an eerie, primordial menace. Dan Jurgens and Steve Epting's "Worlds Apart" promises an adventure that feels genuinely ancient and dangerous, the kind of undersea saga DC was delivering with real confidence in 2000.