Justice League of America #202

The tagline says it all — "A Stalker from the Stars" — and George Pérez's cover for issue #202 makes the threat feel immediate and enormous, with a massive alien creature looming in the foreground as Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Zatanna, and the Atom confront whatever grim fate has befallen Batman somewhere in a vast, machinery-filled corridor. Wonder Woman's exclamation — "Great Hera! I…I think we've found him! At least…what's LEFT of him!" — sets a genuinely chilling tone that Gerry Conway's "Star Fall" story promises to pay off. It's a strong, tension-packed entry from 1982 that shows the JLA at their most urgent and vulnerable.