The Walking Dead #17

From the creative team of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, this 2005 Image Comics entry delivers a visceral cover by Tony Moore — a blood-spattered man in a "Serve and Protect" law enforcement jacket raises a clenched, gore-covered fist against a stark red background, his expression fierce and desperate. The raw intensity of that image perfectly captures the brutal, unrelenting tone that made this series essential reading. A gripping chapter in one of the most compelling survival narratives of its era.