Fantastic Four #524

The Thing's massive rocky fists dominate this striking cover for Fantastic Four #524, rendered with impressive tactile weight by penciler Mike Wieringo and inker Karl Kesel — every craggy detail of Ben Grimm's stone hide practically crumbles off the page. A glowing blue-outlined invisible hand clasps one of those fists in the foreground, while a blazing Human Torch streaks across the upper left, giving the image a vivid sense of the whole team united in purpose. Mark Waid's run continues here with a story titled "Tag," and this cover sets a tone of raw power and teamwork that fans of Marvel's first family won't want to miss.