Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #37

A striking duality defines Colin MacNeil's cover for this September 1992 installment of Legends of the Dark Knight: a determined, red-haired woman occupies the foreground while Batman looms as a shadowy, watchful presence behind her — his gloved hand just visible, his eyes glowing faintly from the darkness. The tension between those two figures gives the story title, "Mercy," an immediately intriguing weight. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning bring their storytelling to this self-contained corner of the Batman mythos, with MacNeil handling both line and ink work throughout.