JSA #72

An enormous hourglass dominates Alex Ross's painted cover for JSA #72, its glass chambers filled with rushing scenes of a locomotive, a costumed figure bearing a bold "D," and the sprawling chaos of eras colliding — a fittingly time-soaked image for a conclusion. Surrounding the hourglass, a full roster of JSA members crowds the frame: a winged Hawkgirl, a masked Green Lantern, Power Girl, a wide-eyed Stargirl, and several others whose expressions range from determination to barely concealed alarm. Geoff Johns, Don Kramer, and Keith Champagne bring this two-part story to its close in 2005, and Ross's cover sets the stakes beautifully.