Batman Adventures #7

Batgirl stands alone on a Gotham rooftop, looking up at the massive, looming figure of the Phantasm — all flowing cape, skeletal mask, and glowing eyes — in this eerie green-hued cover by Kelsey Shannon. The tagline "Phantasm Strikes!" sets the tension perfectly, promising a confrontation between Gotham's grimly mysterious assassin and one of its most determined protectors. With Ty Templeton writing and Rick Burchett on interior art, this 2003 installment of Batman Adventures delivers the sharp animated-style storytelling the series does so well.