Batman #264

Two motorcycle daredevils face off on this striking June 1975 cover, with Batman astride his own bike being taunted by a red-white-and-blue-jacketed rider who shouts "Tag! You're It, Batman!" — debris flying as the two machines nearly collide. Looming large above the action is a shadowed Batman silhouette, lending the scene an extra layer of menace, while the story title "Death of a Daredevil" promises real dramatic stakes ahead. Dick Giordano's cover work captures the kinetic energy of Denny O'Neil's mid-'70s Batman era beautifully.