The Transformers #73 (Marvel, 1990)

A stunning two-page pin-up pits the Autobot and Decepticon leaders against each other before the Twin Towers of New York City, creating one of the most striking and surreal images in Transformers history. Drawn years before the tragedy of 9/11, the World Trade Center backdrop now lends the scene an unintended poignancy, freezing a moment that can never be repeated. Long a double-take curiosity for fans, the choice of such a specific real-world landmark has little to do with the story itself, yet feels perfectly at home in the series' early, Earth-focused years. Add in Megatron's throwback head design, and the result is a one-of-a-kind, poster-worthy showdown that stands apart from anything else in the comics.