Teen Titans #86

Raven dominates this October 2010 cover, arms outstretched and mystic energy swirling around her hooded blue-and-gold figure, while a cast of Teen Titans — including a Superboy-insignia-bearing figure, a wild-haired blonde, and several teammates in various states of alarm — surges around her in a storm of purple light. The cover art by Joe Prado gives the whole composition a charged, supernatural intensity that fits the Titans' ongoing mix of teen drama and serious DC power. This issue also boasts a second feature, Coven of Three, making it a solid double dose of DC storytelling from writer Felicia D. Henderson and artist José Luís.