The Huntress #1

DC's 1989 launch of The Huntress solo series opens with a cover by Joe Staton and Bruce Patterson that says everything you need to know: the Huntress stands triumphant in her purple costume and sweeping cape, hands on hips, as a sprawl of defeated thugs surrounds her feet in a gritty urban alley — with one more unfortunate soul tumbling off a fire escape in the background. It's a confident, street-level declaration of a hero who handles business on her own terms. Writer Joey Cavalieri and artist Joe Staton kick off "Code of Silence" with a heroine who clearly has no shortage of enemies — or the skill to deal with them.