H-E-R-O #12

H.E.R.O. #12 (March 2004) opens the "Changes" arc with a cover that perfectly captures that stomach-dropping moment of shock — a woman in a superhero costume stares wide-eyed at her own hands, uttering a barely audible "uh-oh" as the H-dial rests on the ground below her. John Van Fleet's painted cover art gives the scene an unsettling, dreamlike quality that makes the tagline "(Wo)Man of the Year!" feel both playful and genuinely ominous. With Will Pfeifer writing and Leonard Kirk on interior art, this DC series continues to explore what it really means — and costs — to wield unexpected power.