One Piece #42

Volume 42 of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece arrives under the "Water Seven" banner and wastes no time signaling high-stakes confrontation. The cover assembles a striking lineup of sharply dressed antagonists — including a towering figure in a top hat and suit at the center, flanked by imposing allies and a looming, otherworldly creature overhead — while a wide-eyed Zoro appears caught right in the thick of it. With Chapter 400 titled "The Key to Freedom" and Oda handling every line himself, this 2010 Viz release captures the arc's tension beautifully in both story and cover design.