Deathstroke, the Terminator Annual #3

Part of DC's "Elseworlds" annuals line, this 1994 special imagines Deathstroke the Terminator in a striking alternate-world vision — the cover by Mike Deodato Jr. depicts the heavily armed mercenary standing triumphant amid a ruined cityscape, sword in hand, silhouetted against a vivid orange sunset with smoldering skyscrapers stretching into the haze behind him. Marv Wolfman scripts "Journey's End" with art by Ed Benes, offering a story clearly set against a world ravaged and transformed. It's a bold, atmospheric package that showcases Deathstroke at his most formidable.