Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #105

The giant Bat-symbol dominates this April 1998 cover, framing a tense standoff between a grim-faced, red-haired detective clutching a gun and a Joker playing card, while the Joker himself looms menacingly overhead juggling what appear to be explosive devices against a Gotham City skyline. Trevor Von Eeden's cover art sets a perfectly moody tone for "Duty Part One," the opening chapter of a two-part story written by C. J. Henderson with inks by Joe Rubinstein. It's a striking visual promise of a story that pits ordinary human resolve directly against Gotham's most unpredictable threat.