Batman Annual #10

Batman Annual #10 from 1986 pits the Dark Knight against one of his most unsettling adversaries, as the cover makes dramatically clear: a full-figure Batman stands resolute in his flowing cape while the enormous, goggled face of Hugo Strange looms behind him, teeth bared in a menacing sneer. The bold tagline "The Triumph of Hugo Strange!" sets a genuinely ominous tone, and the cover art by Denys Cowan and inker Dick Giordano gives Strange an almost overwhelming presence that dwarfs even the World's Greatest Detective. With Doug Moench writing and Denys Cowan handling interior art, this oversized annual looks like a compelling deep dive into one of Batman's most cerebral and dangerous foes.