Justice League International #7

Booster Gold surges forward in his gold-and-blue costume, fist raised and jaw set, while fallen teammates lie scattered across a field of rubble around him — the cover's tagline says it all: "In Their Darkest Hour… Booster Gold Stands Alone!" It's a striking image from cover penciler David Finch and inker Richard Friend that puts DC's time-traveling hero front and center under genuine pressure. Dan Jurgens, Aaron Lopresti, and Matt Ryan bring "Breakdown" to the New 52 in this May 2012 issue, and the stakes on display here are hard to ignore.