Secret Avengers #21.1

Captain America charges forward with shield raised while Hawkeye draws his bow at his side — a high-stakes covert mission vibe radiates from every inch of this 2012 cover by Patrick Zircher. Scattered casino chips, dice, and playing cards fill the foreground, hinting at a glamorous and dangerous setting, while a mysterious blonde woman peers from the corner and armed soldiers loom in the smoky background. Rick Remender's run on Secret Avengers gets a sharp jumping-on point with this .1 issue, and "Red Light Nation" sounds like exactly the kind of shadowy operation these two were built for.