The Blue Beetle #5

Issue five of DC's 2006 Blue Beetle series brings the blue-and-gold scarab-armored hero front and center, crouching in a ready stance as an imposing, broad-brimmed-hat-wearing figure looms large behind him — the cover tagline "When a Stranger Calls" setting an immediately intriguing tone. Duncan Rouleau's cover art plays beautifully with scale and shadow, casting the mysterious visitor as an almost spectral presence against the stark black background. With Giffen, Rogers, and Rouleau powering the creative engine, this "Secrets, Part One" chapter promises the kind of confident, character-driven storytelling that made this series a genuinely fresh corner of the DC universe in 2006.