Batman #382

Batman looms large against a wall of flame on Gil Kane's cover for this July 1985 issue, his cape spread wide as a chaotic crowd scatters below him — the whole scene radiating urgent, kinetic energy. The tagline "In Search of… Catwoman!" sets up a compelling chase, promising that Gotham's most complex cat-and-bat relationship is front and center in Doug Moench and Rick Hoberg's "The Vengeance Spiral." It's a vivid mid-80s DC package that captures Batman at his most driven and determined.