The Phantom Stranger #1

The New 52 launches a fresh chapter for one of DC's most enigmatic figures with The Phantom Stranger #1 from 2012, written by Dan DiDio with art by Brent Anderson. The cover, also rendered by Anderson, presents the cloaked, hat-shadowed Stranger looming large against a hellish red sky while a seething horde of demonic creatures churns below — and two imperiled figures are caught in the chaos at the edge of the swarm. It's a moody, atmospheric image that sets an unmistakably dark and supernatural tone for this series right from the start.