Batman: Gotham Knights #73

The cover by Claudio Castellini pulls no punches: a bandage-wrapped Hush looms menacingly over a downed, battered figure while the Joker — green-suited and grinning with unsettling glee — dominates the scene, cigar in hand. The cover copy announces "The Joker vs. Hush — Round 2!", promising that this March 2006 clash of Gotham's deadliest is far from settled. With A. J. Lieberman writing and Diego Olmos on interior art, Batman: Gotham Knights #73 looks like a thoroughly nasty confrontation between two of the Dark Knight's most dangerous adversaries.