Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #124

Part of DC's sweeping 1999 "No Man's Land" crossover, this issue drops Batman into a frenzied struggle against a snarling mob of feral, barely-human figures who press in from every angle — Jordan Raskin's cover captures the Dark Knight mid-shout, muscles coiled, fighting through sheer ferocity against overwhelming odds. The story, "Captain of Industry," comes from the creative team of Chuck Dixon, Rafael Kayanan, and Mark McKenna, promising the gritty, street-level tension that made Legends of the Dark Knight a standout corner of the Batman universe. If you want your Dark Knight cornered, outnumbered, and still swinging, this one delivers the atmosphere in spades.