Batman: Hollywood Knight #1

This DC Elseworlds miniseries drops Batman into a vintage Hollywood setting, and the cover by Dick Giordano sets the mood beautifully — the Dark Knight crouches atop the glittering marquee of the Bijou Theatre, his cape sweeping dramatically as the marquee below advertises "Batman and the Czar of Crime," week two of a new serial. It's a wonderfully atmospheric image that plays with the idea of Batman as both a real figure and a larger-than-life screen hero in a golden-age Hollywood world. Writer Bob Layton teams with Giordano on the interior of "Tinseltown Terror," promising a stylish blend of crime and cinema that feels right at home in this era of art deco glamour.