Supergirl #58

The cover says it all — Doctor Fate, rendered in gleaming gold and towering against a star-scattered sky, reaches a massive hand toward a determined Supergirl, who stands her ground atop a field of mystic ankh symbols. It's a striking visual pairing: the cosmic sorcerer's enormity set against Supergirl's grounded, cape-billowing confidence, suggesting an alliance rather than a confrontation. Peter David's run continues in this July 2001 issue with art by Leonard Kirk and inks by Robin Riggs, promising the kind of superhero-meets-mysticism storytelling that made this series such a rewarding read.