Detective Comics #529

Batman hurls himself across a dramatic red-streaked Gotham skyline in pursuit of "the most elusive foe of all" — a shadowy figure visible far below on the streets — in this August 1983 issue of Detective Comics. The cover, penciled by Ed Hannigan and inked by Dick Giordano, captures the Dark Knight mid-swing on his batrope, cape billowing against a bold graphic backdrop that gives the whole image a kinetic, almost cinematic energy. With interiors by the celebrated team of Doug Moench, Gene Colan, and Dick Giordano, "The Thief of Night!" promises a tense cat-and-mouse pursuit through the shadows of Gotham.