Batman: Gotham Knights #13

This March 2001 installment brings Part VII of the sprawling "Officer Down" crossover to Batman: Gotham Knights, with Greg Rucka, Rick Burchett, and Rodney Ramos delivering the concluding chapter. Durwin Talon's cover sets a quietly tense mood: Batman looms large in the foreground, cape swept open, while a solitary figure in an orange jacket stands far below in a rain-slicked Gotham alley, the city's fire escapes and gothic towers stretching into a muted amber sky. The visual contrast between the brooding Dark Knight and that small, vulnerable figure below makes for a cover that's moody and compelling without needing a single word of explanation.