Batman #236

This 48-page November 1971 issue delivers one of the more genuinely eerie cover images of the Bronze Age, with Neal Adams rendering a spectral bride in wedding gown pointing accusingly at Batman while a startled man recoils from the Dark Knight's gloved grasp — the speech bubbles crying "There's my murderer, Batman! Avenge my death…" setting a deliciously gothic tone. Batman crouches in a defensive stance at the center of what appears to be a darkened, cave-like setting, caught between the living and the seemingly supernatural. As a bonus, the issue also includes "While the City Sleeps," a Batman and Robin classic, making this a satisfying double-feature for fans of the Caped Crusader's early-'70s adventures.