Superman #45

Superman #45 from December 2015 arrives with one of the more unsettling cover images of the New 52 era — a close-up of Superman's face almost entirely consumed by cascading blue energy or liquid, with only his glowing amber eyes cutting through the chaos. The word "INJUSTICE" looms across the center in ghostly lettering, framing the whole image with a quiet sense of dread. John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson bring a raw, painterly intensity to the cover that makes this "Street Justice" chapter from Gene Luen Yang, Howard Porter, and Hi-Fi feel like essential reading.