Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #173

A squad of masked, heavily armed figures advances through a rain-soaked Gotham night on Chris Brunner's moody cover for this January 2004 installment of Legends of the Dark Knight. The lead figure grips an assault rifle while his masked companions fan out behind him, the city's purple-lit skyline looming ominously overhead — all set against the ominous story title "Testament: Betrayal of Brothers." John Wagner's five-part tale is well into its second chapter here, and Brunner's shadowy, noir-drenched artwork perfectly captures the brooding tension that makes this long-running Batman series such a compelling corner of the DC universe.