Eradicator #1

The Eradicator tears through downtown Metropolis on this striking 1996 DC launch issue, his scarred, grimacing face and billowing red cape cutting a genuinely unsettling figure amid cascading rubble and a shattered "Welcome to Metropolis" sign — a city under siege from one of its own supposed protectors. The tagline "Reign of Destruction!" sets an appropriately ominous tone for this solo series, with cover pencils by Roger Robinson and inks by John Lowe delivering a visceral, kinetic image that demands a second look. Writer Ivan Velez Jr. kicks things off with the intriguingly titled "Pinocchio: Prince of Lies," hinting at a story built around deception and identity — themes that fit this morally complicated Superman-adjacent figure perfectly.