Sovereign Seven #18

The bold tagline "Then There Were Six!" says it all — something has changed for DC's Sovereign Seven, and this January 1997 cover makes the shift feel genuinely momentous. Cascade dominates the image in her purple-and-silver winged costume, tears streaming down her face as she soars forward, her large feathered wings spread wide against a vivid orange-yellow glow. Below her, five teammates are grouped together, rendered in sharp detail by cover penciler Ron Lim and inker Chris Ivy, their body language hinting at tension and loss even before you crack the spine.