JLA #76

Picking Up the Pieces!" sets a somber, urgent tone right on the cover, where Batman pours a liquid substance over a badly damaged, prone figure — likely the Flash, given the red costume and lightning-bolt details — while Wonder Woman and Superman look on with concern, and other League members watch grimly from the background. Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen deliver a striking tableau that feels less like triumph and more like triage, capturing the JLA at a genuinely vulnerable moment. Written by Joe Kelly with interior art by Lewis LaRosa and Al Milgrom, this February 2003 issue promises a story about what it costs to be Earth's greatest heroes.