Azrael: Agent of the Bat #52

Set against the crumbling rooftops of a devastated Gotham City, this May 1999 installment of Azrael: Agent of the Bat promises a fierce confrontation — and the cover delivers it vividly. A massive, grey-skinned bruiser grips a blonde-haired figure by the collar while clutching a blade, red cape flaring dramatically behind him, with the tagline "Rumble in Gotham!" leaving little doubt about the intensity of what's building here. Roger Robinson's pencils and James Pascoe's inks give the struggle a raw, kinetic energy that fits perfectly within the "No Man's Land" Gotham setting framing this issue.