Deathstroke #20

A maskless Slade Wilson looms over a downed, armored opponent, knife raised and cape billowing against a fiery orange backdrop — Tyler Kirkham's cover art crackles with raw intensity as the tagline "Slade's Last Stand!" sets the stakes for "Spoils of War." James Bonny and Paolo Pantalena bring DC's deadliest mercenary to a boiling point in this 2016 issue, where the tension between hunter and hunted feels genuinely visceral. If you've been following Slade's turbulent run, this is one cover that makes it hard to put the book back on the shelf.