Batman Chronicles #[5]

This Urban Comics collection brings together Batman's 1988 adventures with an impressive roster of talent — John Wagner, Alan Grant, Jim Starlin, Jeff O'Hare, Norm Breyfogle, Bernie Wrightson, Irv Novick, and Roderick Delgado among them. The cover says it all: a brooding, cape-swept Batman looms against a stark white background, gripping what appears to be a skull, his posture radiating barely contained menace. Volume 3 of the Batman Chronicles line makes a compelling case for why 1988 remains one of the richest years in the Dark Knight's history.