Justice League of America #194

Death Is in the Cards!" warns the cover of this September 1981 installment, and George Pérez's art makes good on that threat — a horned, winged demon looms over Superman, the Flash, Black Canary, and Wonder Woman as they're hemmed in by a series of giant tarot cards, each imprisoning a different figure. With a tagline declaring "Any way the hand is dealt — they lose!!" and a story titled "Destiny Is a Stacked Deck," this issue frames the World's Greatest Super-Heroes as desperately outnumbered against occult odds. Pérez's detailed, energetic linework packs the cover with characters and tension, making this a compelling snapshot of the JLA under serious pressure.