JLA #28

Kicking off a four-part epic, JLA #28 launches "Crisis Times Five" with a Howard Porter and John Dell cover that crackles with supernatural tension — Superman and Wonder Woman, both visibly affected by a sickly green energy, push forward alongside Martian Manhunter while a genie-like figure cradles a glowing mystical lamp at the center of the chaos. Grant Morrison and Porter were firing on all cylinders in 1999, and this opening chapter promises exactly the kind of reality-bending threat that only Earth's greatest heroes could hope to contain. If you've been following this run, this one's not to be missed.