Superman #14

Part of the "H'el on Earth" crossover, this New 52 chapter delivers a street-level Metropolis confrontation that's hard to look away from. Kenneth Rocafort's cover shows Superman locked in a fierce mid-air grapple with H'el above a crumpled Metropolis taxi, while Supergirl hovers watchfully nearby and a figure lies sprawled across the cab's roof below them — with autumn leaves scattering through the urban backdrop and the tagline "United They Fall!" setting an ominous tone. Scott Lobdell and Rocafort bring genuine tension to the Man of Steel's world in 2013, and this issue sits squarely at the heart of one of the New 52's most ambitious Superman storylines.