Batman and the Outsiders #28

Alan Davis's cover for this December 1985 issue sets an ominous tone immediately: a mysterious, shadowy figure in a wide-brimmed hat looms in the foreground, their back to us, while Batman and the assembled Outsiders surge forward in alarm — all focused on a frightened civilian woman at their center. The tagline "The Truth About Looker, Part 1" promises that this ordinary-looking woman is about to have anything but an ordinary day, with the entire team apparently mobilized on her behalf. Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis deliver a genuinely intriguing setup that makes it hard not to reach for the next page.