Arsenal #1

Arsenal steps into the spotlight in this 1998 four-part DC miniseries, and the cover by Rick Mays frames the challenge perfectly — the tagline "Sidekick, Loser… Hero?" says it all. Roy Harper charges forward in his red costume, arrow in hand, flanked by a looming Green Arrow in the background and guest-star Black Canary striking a confident pose to his right, while a distressed young woman's face peers up from the foreground. Writer Devin Grayson kicks off "Six Degrees: Next of Kin" with a story that promises Arsenal finally carving out his own identity — when you hit rock bottom, you have to aim high.