Fantastic Four #571

Mister Fantastic crouches atop what appears to be a massive, fallen Galactus — a striking visual matched by the cover's bold tagline: "…This morning, I helped kill a Galactus on Earth 2012." A glowing, energy-wreathed skull floats in the foreground while the rest of the Fantastic Four appear in the upper corner, hinting at the cosmic scale of the story within. Alan Davis and Mark Farmer deliver a cover that makes this 2009 Jonathan Hickman–Dale Eaglesham run feel like essential Marvel reading from the first glance.