Catwoman #19

Part of DC's New 52 initiative, Catwoman #19 finds Selina Kyle in serious trouble — the cover, penciled by Rafa Sandoval and inked by Jordi Tarragona, shows a cornered, snarling Catwoman crouched between two looming figures: a masked, armored Green Arrow-style hero bearing down from the left and a green-skinned Martian Manhunter closing in from the right. The bold tagline "Captured by the Justice League of America…" makes the stakes unmistakably clear, promising a tense clash between Gotham's most resourceful thief and some of the DCU's heaviest hitters. Ann Nocenti scripts the story "Slam," and with a setup this charged, it's easy to see why this 2013 issue draws readers right in.