The New Titans #68

A mysterious, silhouetted figure in a wide-brimmed purple hat and coat dominates this 1990 cover, holding a spread of playing cards — each bearing the face of a different New Titan — while an ace card features the team's emblem pierced by a blade. The bold tagline "Decked by the Royal Flush Gang!" sets the stakes perfectly, and Tom Grummett's pencils (inked by Al Vey) give the whole composition a sleek, stylish menace. With Barbara Kesel and Karl Kesel writing and Steve Erwin on interior art, "New Deal" looks like a sharp, high-stakes chapter for DC's premier young heroes.