Which one is best?

Still working on the CDU party magazine cover relaunch.

Trying to figure out how the new layout works as a series. Made me realize I still need a place for the issue number / date ;-)

Which of the covers do you like best, and do you think this layout works as a series?

Btw, currently the cover magazines look like this:
http://www.cdu-kaltenkirchen.de/images/stories/union-magazin.png