Batman: Gotham Knights #51

Batman stands cloaked and battle-ready at the center of this striking May 2004 cover, flanked by towering, menacing close-ups of the Riddler and the Joker — two of Gotham's most dangerous minds rendered in vivid, unsettling detail by cover artist Lee Bermejo. The composition practically crackles with tension, placing the Dark Knight between those grinning, calculating faces as though he's caught in the middle of something far worse than a two-front war. "Pushback Book Two" continues the story from A.J. Lieberman, with interior art by Al Barrionuevo and Francis Portela.