Batman: Gotham Adventures #50

Milestone issue #50 of Batman: Gotham Adventures arrives with a cover by Darwyn Cooke that's hard to look away from — Batman and a mysterious masked figure clash mid-air against an enormous, glowing full moon rising over Gotham's angular skyline, rendered in the series' signature animated style. The warm amber and crimson palette gives the whole scene a dramatic, almost cinematic weight, with the two figures silhouetted and reaching toward each other in what feels like an urgent struggle. With Peterson, Levins, and Beatty delivering "Second Timers" inside, this 2002 anniversary issue makes a compelling case for why this animated-universe title earned its golden number.