Superboy #17

Part of the sprawling "H'el on Earth" crossover, Superboy #17 puts the New 52's Boy of Steel front and center in a ferocious showdown with a massive, grotesque rock-and-flesh creature, its jagged claws reaching while Superboy channels crackling red telekinetic energy between them. The tagline "Herald of the World's End!" sets a suitably urgent tone for this April 2013 chapter, and R. B. Silva's cover art — both pencils and inks — delivers a striking, kinetic image that makes it easy to see why this crossover had readers eager to follow every installment.