Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56

Part of DC's 1999 "No Man's Land" crossover event, this issue teams Azrael with the mysterious new Batgirl, and the cover by Roger Robinson and James Pascoe makes that pairing feel genuinely electric. The two figures leap dramatically against a glowing blue moon, framed by a sweeping red crescent — Azrael's fiery blonde hair and bold black-and-silver costume front and center, with Batgirl's dark silhouette soaring above him through the night sky. Set against a ruined Gotham cityscape strung with barbed wire, it's a striking snapshot of what writer Dennis O'Neil has in store with "The Night Foretold!