Batman #632

Batman looms large and watchful in the shadows above as two combatants — one in a purple suit, the other a dark-clad figure gripping a knife with a red scarf trailing behind — clash mid-air on Matt Wagner's striking cover for this November 2004 issue. It's the climactic eighth installment of "War Games: Act Two," with Bill Willingham, Kinsun, and Aaron Sowd bringing Gotham's brutal gang conflict to a boil. A compelling chapter in one of DC's most ambitious Batman crossover arcs of the era.