Incredible Hulk #47

The cover of Incredible Hulk #47 makes an immediate impression: Kaare Andrews fills the entire image with a raw, unsettling close-up of a Hulk wearing glasses — Bruce Banner's intellect mapped onto that enormous green face, mouth open in a shout that feels equal parts rage and anguish. It's a striking, minimalist design that captures the duality at the heart of this title, and writer Bruce Jones along with artist Stuart Immonen are exactly the team to dig into what "Transfer of Power" promises. A bold issue from Marvel's 2003 run that wears its tensions right on its cover.