Catwoman #73

Catwoman leaps straight off this January 2008 cover, claws extended and mouth open in a fierce snarl as she dives through a rain-soaked city skyline lit by glowing neon — Adam Hughes's cover artwork giving Selina Kyle a kinetic, almost three-dimensional energy that practically pulls her off the page. Writer Will Pfeifer and the art team of David López and Álvaro López continue "Crime Pays, Part 2," and if the cover is any indication, Catwoman is fully in her element — fast, fearless, and completely at home above the rooftops. It's a striking package from DC that captures exactly why this series has always kept readers coming back for more.