Batman #13

Batman's masked face fills the cover of this 2012 New 52 issue in near-total darkness — just the whites of his eyes and the stern line of his jaw emerging from shadow — a deliberately stark image that sets a tense, foreboding tone for the "Death of the Family" arc. The minimalist design by Greg Capullo is quietly arresting, letting the Caped Crusader's silhouette speak volumes without a single word. Writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo (inked here by Jonathan Glapion) were clearly building toward something unsettling, and this cover makes that mood unmistakable.