Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #2

Part of DC's 1994 Elseworlds Annual line, Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #2 presents "The Tyrant" — a story that places the Dark Knight in a world where familiar figures take on unsettling new roles. Brian Stelfreeze's cover sets the mood perfectly: a fully costumed Batman stands beside a sharp-suited man in white, both framed against a looming clock face and a spray-painted anarchy symbol that hints at a society under serious strain. Alan Grant writes, with interior art by Tom Raney and Joe Staton bringing this off-beat Batman tale to life.