Batman Beyond #24

Batman Beyond #24 (2001) promises a wild ride as the sleek black-suited Batman grapples with a massive, monstrous Splicer — a hulking creature with enormous curved horns and mottled green flesh — while a frightened red-haired woman tumbles helplessly below them, her belongings scattering in the chaos. Darwyn Cooke's cover captures the animated series' clean, dynamic aesthetic perfectly, conveying both the creature's terrifying scale and the very personal stakes hinted at by the title "Terry's Mom Dates a Splicer." Hilary J. Bader and Craig Rousseau bring a sharp sense of fun to this corner of the DC universe, blending domestic drama with the futuristic dangers of Neo-Gotham.