Batgirl Year One #2

The second chapter of this 2003 limited series opens with a cover that's all quiet confidence — Batgirl leans forward with a sly smile, yellow-gloved hands firmly gripping a cracked, crumbling villain's helmet. Scott Beatty and Chuck Dixon are crafting her early story, while the cover art by Marcos Martín and Álvaro López gives her a cool, almost playful authority that feels entirely earned. It's a vivid reminder of why Batgirl: Year One drew so much affection from readers at the time.