The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #13

Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund put Firestorm front and center on this New 52 cover, depicting the Nuclear Man in his blazing gold-and-orange form squaring off against a massive, heavily armored blue mech that dwarfs him in sheer size — atomic energy crackling between them in a stunning display of power. The cover teases an intriguing mystery with the question "What is the secret behind DataXen?", setting the stage for "Takeover, Part One" with a real sense of threat and escalation. With Dan Jurgens writing and drawing the interior and Ray McCarthy on inks, this 2012 issue delivers the kind of bold superhero confrontation that made the New 52 era such an exciting time for DC fans.