Azrael #41

Azrael's red-cowled figure looms defiantly against an enormous skull-and-crossbones backdrop, his gold-armored gauntlet gripping a flaming blade that carves right through the composition — it's a striking, atmospheric image from cover penciler Roger Robinson and inker James Pascoe. The pirate-themed imagery ties neatly into the story title "The Angel and the Buccaneers," hinting at an adventure that takes DC's sword-wielding vigilante into swashbuckling territory. Writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Ron Wagner deliver their signature blend of action and atmosphere in this May 1998 chapter of the series.