JSA: Classified #17

Hourman takes center stage in this 2006 installment of JSA: Classified, and the cover — penciled by Scott McDaniel and inked by Andy Owens — sets the stakes immediately: a powerfully built Bane lunges at the smaller but determined Hourman amid a swirling red field of glowing chemical orbs, with the bold tagline "Bane Damage!" leaving little doubt about the kind of threat facing the JSA stalwart. "The Venom Connection, Part 1 of 2" promises a story built around the deadly substance that defines Bane, and that collision of hero and villain crackles with genuine tension right there on the cover. Writer Tony Bedard and artist Scott McDaniel make this a compelling pick for fans of both street-level menace and JSA-era heroics.