Birds of Prey #74

Black Canary dominates this November 2004 cover, battered and battle-worn but absolutely defiant — her blonde hair whipping wildly against a sky consumed by fire and smoke as she raises a weapon overhead amid a field of shattered debris. The cover line "Canary Flares Up!" says it all, capturing the raw, furious energy that Greg Land and Matt Ryan bring to this striking image. Gail Simone, Jim Fern, and Steve Bird deliver "Unraveled" inside, making this a Birds of Prey issue that crackles with intensity right from the first glance.