Detective Comics #569

Alan Davis and Paul Neary deliver a wonderfully kinetic cover for this December 1986 issue, with Batman and Robin tumbling across a cascade of giant Joker playing cards while the Joker himself lounges smugly above and Catwoman appears caught in the chaos below. The card motif sprawls across the entire image, giving the scene a dizzying, off-kilter energy that perfectly suits the Clown Prince's brand of mayhem. With Mike W. Barr writing and Davis on interior art as well, "Catch as Catscan" promises a memorable clash of Gotham's most colorful personalities.