Prometheus (Villains) #1

Part of DC's 1998 "New Year's Evil" event and spinning out of the pages of JLA, this one-shot puts the spotlight squarely on Prometheus — and Jason Pearson's cover makes an immediate impression, showing the armored, purple-helmeted villain looming large with a hefty staff raised in one hand and a fistful of what appear to be escrima sticks in the other, his expression cold and ready for a fight. Grant Morrison scripts "There Was a Crooked Man," with interior art by Arnie Jorgensen and David Meikis bringing the villain's menace to life on the page. If you've been curious about the calculating antagonist who crossed swords with the World's Greatest Heroes, this is the issue that puts him center stage.