The Spectre #20

P. Craig Russell's cover for issue #20 is a striking, unsettling image: the white-clad Spectre is shown tumbling helplessly downward, entangled in his own flowing green cloak, while a swarm of bats carries away the very letters of his title on red banners — scattering his identity into the void above churning, murky waters below. The composition feels like a portrait of a divine force stripped of power, and it sets a genuinely eerie tone for DeMatteis, Breyfogle, and Janke's "My Perfect Life." If you've been following this 2002 run, this is one cover you won't want to flip past without pausing.