Azrael #15

Part 4 of DC's 1996 "Contagion" crossover event arrives here, with Barry Kitson and James Pascoe delivering a cover that crackles with kinetic tension. Catwoman — white-suited, dark hair flying in the rain — squares off against the flame-wreathed, armored form of Azrael, whose fiery gauntlet and burning chains dominate the lower half of the image. With Dennis O'Neil writing and a backdrop of skulls and shadow pressing in from the edges, this issue promises the kind of brooding, high-stakes atmosphere that made this era of Gotham storytelling so compelling.