Black Canary / Oracle: Birds of Prey #1

This 1996 one-shot from DC brought Black Canary and Oracle together under the Birds of Prey banner for what would prove to be an enduring partnership. Gary Frank and John Dell's cover says it all: a sharp-eyed, red-haired woman dominates the center while Black Canary battles a pair of olive-clad armed opponents in the foreground, with a caped figure visible in a monitor screen behind them — the whole scene humming with the tension of a high-stakes mission already in motion. Chuck Dixon scripts the story "One Man's Hell," and with Frank's kinetic pencils bringing the action to life, this is a compelling package for fans of street-level DC heroics.