Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #38

Kevin O'Neill's cover for this October 1992 issue is pure anarchic delight — a grotesquely exaggerated, fang-baring Batman looms large under a full moon, TNT dynamite tucked into his utility belt and tiny Bat-Mite figures swarming the corners like mischievous imps. The story title "Legend of the Dark Mite" promises Alan Grant and O'Neill are leaning fully into the absurdist, fourth-wall-bending energy that only Bat-Mite can bring to Legends of the Dark Knight. If you've ever wanted to see Gotham's grimly serious protector filtered through a gleefully unhinged funhouse lens, this is the issue to track down.