The New Teen Titans #27

The New Teen Titans gather in a moment of unmistakable emotional weight on this January 1983 cover, with Cyborg at the center — slumped and crying out — while Robin, Starfire, Wonder Girl, and their teammates crowd around him in concern, set against a dizzying spiral of lightning-bolt shapes and a city skyline. George Pérez's cover art is expressive and tightly composed, the whole team visibly shaken, giving the image a genuine sense of urgency and connection rather than action-for-action's-sake. With "Runaways, Part 2" continuing the story inside, written by Marv Wolfman, this issue promises the kind of character-driven drama that made this team one of DC's most compelling ensembles of the early '80s.