Batgirl #25

Batgirl #25 arrives as an extra-sized milestone, and the cover by Damion Scott and Robert Campanella pulls no punches — a battered, bloodied Batgirl barely holds herself upright, her costume torn and her face bearing the marks of a brutal fight, while a massive armored fist looms over her in a moment of raw, visceral tension. The stark contrast between her defiant expression and the punishment she's clearly endured makes this one of 2002's most striking covers in DC's lineup. Kelley Puckett, Damion Scott, and Robert Campanella deliver a chapter — titled "I Am Become Death the Destroyer of Worlds" — that promises something weightier than your average superhero showdown.