Batman: The Dark Knight #17

From writer Gregg Hurwitz and cover artist Ethan Van Sciver, this April 2013 installment of Batman: The Dark Knight plunges into a fever-dream of surreal menace. The cover puts the Mad Hatter front and center — arms outstretched, glowing eyes wild beneath his broad hat — while a riot of giant mushrooms, skeletal sunflowers, leering demons, and an armored white rabbit swirl through the psychedelic landscape behind him. "Battling Back a Wonderland of Madness!" promises a story as unsettling as the imagery, making this New 52 chapter of "Sweet Obsession" a genuinely striking entry in the series.