The Blue Beetle #23

Blue Beetle rockets skyward in full armored glory on Rafael Albuquerque's kinetic cover, while a group of friends and allies below reach out and plead — "Jaime! Don't leave us now!" and "We can't face this without you!" — capturing a charged moment of departure and desperation. The warm desert backdrop and urgent body language of the crowd make this 2008 issue feel genuinely stakes-laden before you've even cracked the spine. With John Rogers scripting "End Game, Part Two: World Tour," this is the kind of superhero storytelling that reminds you why Jaime Reyes earned his own series.