Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #104

The concluding chapter of "Spook" arrives in striking fashion, with Paul Johnson's cover depicting an inverted Batman plummeting through chaos while a knife-wielding hand slashes through the frame — and a spread of portrait photographs, several crossed out in red, floats ominously above. It's a composition that immediately communicates a mystery with a dwindling list of suspects or victims, rendered with the kind of moody, painterly atmosphere that Legends of the Dark Knight made its signature. Robinson and Johnson bring this three-part arc to a close with a cover that's equal parts thriller and nightmare.