Catwoman #2

The second chapter of DC's 1989 mature-readers Catwoman mini-series arrives with a cover that says it all: Selina Kyle stands tall in her sleek grey catsuit, hands on hips and a satisfied smile beneath her cat-eared mask, while a defeated figure lies sprawled at her feet against a shadowy brick backdrop. The tagline — "She has her revenge. But it's only the beginning…" — sets a deliciously tense tone for this four-part series. Cover pencils by Joe Brozowski and inks by Michael Bair give the scene a gritty, street-level weight that matches Mindy Newell's mature storytelling perfectly.