Incredible Hulk #36

The cover by Kaare Andrews delivers an arresting image: a roaring, muscle-bound Hulk looms enormous against a backdrop of fire and crumbling stone, his face cast in shadow with glowing red eyes, while a small child in a white shirt stands in the foreground — tiny and vulnerable before the unleashed fury above. That stark contrast between raw, overwhelming power and quiet human fragility gives this 2002 issue an unsettling emotional pull. With Bruce Jones writing and the art team of John Romita Jr. and Tom Palmer on interiors, "The Gang's All Here!" promises plenty of reasons to keep turning pages.