Green Arrow #42

Green Arrow fights against overwhelming odds on this striking November 2004 cover by Marcos Martín and Álvaro López — the Emerald Archer, arrow raised defiantly in his fist, is swarmed by a mob of armed and aggressive attackers while a massive, looming red face dominates the background. The bold tagline "Under Siege!" says it all: Oliver Queen is outnumbered and deep in trouble. With Judd Winick, Phil Hester, and Ande Parks steering "New Blood Part Three: Center Stage," this issue promises the kind of street-level intensity that makes this run so compelling.