Punisher #57

Frank Castle dominates this Tim Bradstreet cover in full tactical gear — gas mask with glowing green lenses, skull emblem on his chest, a rifle raised in one hand and a pistol in the other — set against a fiery, hellish orange backdrop that makes him look like something crawled out of a warzone and decided to stay. Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov's "Valley Forge, Valley Forge" arc has been one of the high points of the MAX run, and this issue's cover perfectly captures the suffocating intensity that defines their collaboration. At $2.99, it's a compelling entry point into a story that takes Frank's military past seriously.