Martian Manhunter #27

Tom Mandrake's cover for this 2001 closer to the "Renegades of Mars" arc captures J'onn J'onzz at full power — fists raised, cape billowing dramatically against a full moon, surging forward through a churning blue energy wave as ghostly skull-like shapes swirl in the current below him. It's a genuinely striking image that conveys both the character's raw physicality and the sense that something formidable is being overcome. John Ostrander brings the story home in this concluding chapter, making issue #27 a satisfying destination for anyone following this run.