Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham #1

Selina Kyle takes center stage on Jim Balent's striking cover, her purple-clad silhouette commanding the Gotham skyline beneath a glowing cat-symbol moon while a massive, snarling Batman looms in the foreground alongside a grinning Joker — a striking visual promise of the conflicts to come. Writer Doug Moench and artist Jim Balent team up for this prestige-format two-parter that reframes the question of who truly protects Gotham City. At $5.95, it's an ambitious 1999 "what if" premise delivered with moody gothic atmosphere to spare.