Birds of Prey #22

Chuck Dixon and Butch Guice bring the heat in Birds of Prey #22, and the cover makes clear why the tagline warns of "A Hairy Situation" — Black Canary and a sword-wielding blonde companion are surrounded and outnumbered by a pack of massive, snarling werewolf-like creatures. A third figure in a blue tactical costume opens fire point-blank into the chaos, guns blazing against the closing beast-men. Guice's linework crackles with kinetic energy, and with a story titled "The Hostage Heart," this October 2000 issue promises the Birds facing long odds in the most teeth-and-claws sense of the phrase.