Iron Man 2.0 #12

James Rhodes stands helmetless in a partially assembled War Machine suit, surrounded by the wreckage of destroyed mechanical creatures across a shattered, smoldering landscape — the cover by Salvador Larroca projecting quiet intensity from a warrior who clearly just fought his way through something serious. This is the conclusion of "The Palmer Addley Infection" arc, brought to life in 2012 by writers Nick Spencer and Will Pfeifer alongside artists Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ariel Olivetti, and Mirco Pierfederici. Rhodey's expression — determined, unbroken — makes this a fittingly gripping send-off to the storyline.