Fantastic Four #4

Part of Marvel NOW!'s reinvigorated run on the World's Greatest Comic Magazine, this 2013 issue plants all four members of the Fantastic Four at the edge of what looks like a vast alien gathering. Sue Storm stands at the fore with quiet authority, flanked by a blazing Human Torch and the unmistakable bulk of the Thing, while Mr. Fantastic hangs back as dozens of blue-skinned extraterrestrials crowd the steps before them. Mark Bagley and Mark Farmer deliver a cover that balances genuine menace with the family-unit resilience that defines Marvel's First Family, and "My Funny Valentine" as a story title adds a tantalizing emotional undercurrent to what looks like an otherworldly confrontation.