The Titans #29

The cover by J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray tells the story with striking visual contrast: in the foreground, the dark silhouettes of several small children reach upward, while behind them Nightwing, Donna Troy, and two other Titans are ensnared by writhing mechanical tentacles — all punctuated by the unsettling caption, "But... they're just... kids..." It's a genuinely arresting image that pairs childhood innocence against superhero peril in a way that sticks with you. Writer Jay Faerber and artist Paul Pelletier deliver their 2001 "Kid Stuff" chapter with this kind of confident, layered storytelling that made The Titans such a compelling team book.