Batman: Gotham Adventures #34

Batman locks horns — literally — with a ferocious lion in the foreground of this animated-style March 2001 issue, the Dark Knight's cape shredded as he grapples with the snarling beast. In the background, a toga-clad strongman watches from above, ivy-covered stone walls suggesting a Roman arena setting that fits the issue's title, "When in Rome," perfectly. Cover art by Bob Smith and Terry Beatty captures the kinetic energy of the Batman: The Animated Series universe with real flair.