Batman: Shadow of the Bat #90

Part two of "Low Road to Golden Mountain" plants Batman squarely in the grim reality of Gotham's No Man's Land, and the cover by Tony Harris (pencils) and Ray Snyder (inks) makes a striking case for the strange alliances desperation can forge. Batman strides forward in full costume while Lynx — sword in hand and blindfolded — stands at his side, their uneasy partnership underscored by the cover's own tagline: "Once, Lynx was an enemy. That was before No Man's Land." Looming in the background are two shadowy figures that hint at larger threats waiting in the wings, making this 1999 issue feel like a genuinely tense chapter in one of DC's most ambitious Bat-crossovers.