Batman: Battle for the Cowl: The Underground #1

Part of DC's 2009 "Battle for the Cowl" event, this one-shot puts Gotham's criminal elite front and center — the Penguin, the Riddler, and Two-Face stand together in an uneasy trio, lit from below in an ominously dramatic spotlight that suggests anything but cooperation. José Ladrönn's cover captures the tension brilliantly, each villain's body language telling its own story: the Penguin's smug lean on his cane, the Riddler's wary crouch, Two-Face's cold, forward-facing stare. With Chris Yost writing and Pablo Raimondi on art, this is a sharp look at what Gotham's underworld does when Batman's legacy hangs in the balance.