Sonic the Hedgehog #95

Marking Sonic's 10th anniversary in style, issue #95 of Archie's long-running series finds the world's fastest hedgehog in serious trouble — the cover by penciler Patrick Spaziante and inker Harvey Mercadoocasio shows Sonic fully ensnared in a dense, jagged web of metallic wire and robotic limbs, his signature red sneakers and blue quills a vivid contrast against the cold machinery crushing in around him. It's a genuinely unsettling image that sells the stakes of "Enemy Mine" with real visual punch. Writer Karl Bollers and his artistic team deliver a 2001 milestone issue that any Sonic fan will want on their shelf.