Batman and Robin #3

Part of the "Batman: Reborn" banner and the concluding chapter of Morrison and Quitely's opening arc, this October 2009 issue carries the wonderfully unsettling title "Mommy Made of Nails." Frank Quitely's cover delivers on that promise immediately — Batman and Robin appear as tiny, determined figures backlit by an eerie yellow-green glow, surrounded by a swarming mass of grotesque purple creatures, all framed by the looming, fleshy bulk of something enormous and deeply wrong. It's a masterclass in scale and dread, making the Dynamic Duo look genuinely outnumbered in a way that feels both thrilling and genuinely strange.