Batman #423

Batman #423 delivers one of 1988's most striking cover images, with Todd McFarlane's pencils and inks presenting the Dark Knight's enormous cape spread wide like wings against a blazing red sky and full yellow moon, sheltering a curly-haired young woman who rests peacefully within his arms. A swarm of bats scatters across the crimson background, reinforcing the sense that Gotham's protector is very much in his element. Inside, Jim Starlin scripts and Dave Cockrum illustrates "You Shoulda Seen Him...," promising another tense chapter in the ongoing saga of the World's Greatest Detective.