Avengers Forever #2

The second chapter of this ambitious 12-part limited series assembles a striking lineup on Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino's cover: Captain America charges forward with shield raised, flanked by a white-costumed female Avenger, a winged Yellowjacket figure, the classic Hank Pym-era Giant-Man looming above, Mar-Vell glowing with cosmic energy, and a silver-skinned figure in the background. Kurt Busiek's time-spanning Avengers saga was already building momentum in 1999, and this ensemble cover — with heroes drawn from across Marvel's history — makes a compelling visual case for why the series captured so much attention. If you're working through the full run, issue #2 keeps the promise of the title in vivid style.