Deadman #5

The cover of this September 1985 DC issue says it all — a horrified Deadman, clad in his red costume, recoils in anguish over a fallen Batman while a shadowy gunman looms menacingly in the background, with the desperate caption "I wanted Batman to find my killer — but instead, I'm causing his death!" It's a genuinely gripping image, and Neal Adams renders both the ghostly acrobat's torment and Batman's vulnerable position with the kind of dynamic draftsmanship that made his work on this character so compelling. Bob Haney's "The Call from Beyond!" promises exactly the kind of supernatural tension this team does best.