Batman #55

The "Battle for the Souls of Gotham" tagline sets the stakes perfectly for this 2018 entry in Tom King's acclaimed run, as the cover — rendered by Tony S. Daniel — shows Batman surging upward with fist raised, cutting through a churning mass of mummy-like, bandaged figures while a younger hero crouches in the chaos below. It's a striking image: the Dark Knight at the center of something sprawling and supernatural, with Gotham's skyline looming in the background. "Beasts of Burden Part 1" promises exactly the kind of ambitious, larger-than-life threat this cover delivers.