Justice League Annual #1

The first annual from Giffen, DeMatteis, and Willingham arrives in 1987 with a cover — inked by Joe Rubinstein — that throws the Justice League straight into the chaos promised by the blaring "Hunting the Manhunter!" caption. A sprawling brawl fills the image, with Booster Gold, Black Canary, Doctor Fate, and a host of villainous-looking figures tangled together in a fight that looks anything but orderly. It's a great snapshot of the era's scrappy, personality-driven take on DC's premier team, and "Germ Warfare" sounds like exactly the kind of high-stakes story worthy of an oversized annual format.