JSA #33

The cover by Rags Morales sets a tense, kinetic tone for "Stealing Thunder," the first chapter of a five-part JSA saga from 2002's creative team of Goyer and Johns. The image puts the golden-helmeted Sandman and a red-armored figure front and center, grappling amid metal scaffolding while a massive, web-covered mechanical menace looms ominously in the upper right — the single word "SANDSTORM!" blazing across the bottom leaves little doubt that trouble is closing in fast. It's a striking, action-packed opener that makes this arc feel like essential JSA reading right from the first glance.