Deathstroke, the Terminator #9

Part four of "City of Assassins" arrives in this 1992 DC series, and the cover by Mike Zeck throws you right into the chaos — Batman and Deathstroke fight side by side (or perhaps against each other?) amid a sprawling brawl with a crowd of armed men. Zeck's dynamic composition captures bodies in motion across every inch of the image, with the two iconic figures dominating a scene packed with flying fists and drawn weapons. With Marv Wolfman writing and Steve Erwin on interior art, this installment of one of DC's sharper action series promises the kind of kinetic energy that's front and center on this striking cover.