Batman Annual #23

Batman charges forward through a city engulfed in explosions and gunfire, cape spread wide, while a squad of gun-toting gorillas in fedoras wages chaos behind him — it's a wild urban battlefield that perfectly sets the tone for "Jungle Rules." Arthur Adams' cover crackles with kinetic energy, balancing the Dark Knight's cool determination against the sheer absurdity and menace of an armed primate army. This 1999 annual from Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, and Mark Pennington promises a story as gloriously over-the-top as its cover suggests.