Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #2

The Scarlet Speedster stands front and center on this September 2006 cover, radiating a blinding burst of Speed Force energy that fills the entire image with crackling lightning and molten gold light. Two other figures — a young man to the left and a woman to the right, both caught in the blazing wake — react with urgency, suggesting the raw power on display is anything but under control. Ken Lashley's cover art gives the series a vivid, kinetic presence that makes the "Too Hot to Handle" tagline feel entirely earned.