Hawkman #32

This November 2004 issue of Hawkman teams the winged warrior with the Atom, and Kevin Nowlan's cover makes an immediate impression: a massive clawed hand has the Atom locked in a crushing "Death Grip!" while Hawkman swoops down from above, mace raised and outstretched hand reaching to intervene. The composition beautifully captures the dynamic between the two heroes — one ensnared, one diving to the rescue — against a cool, hazy backdrop that hints at the icy terror promised by the story title "Terror Beneath the Ice." With Palmiotti and Justin Gray at the helm and Joe Bennett's interior art, this issue delivers the kind of two-hero adventure that made this run a consistently solid read.