Detective Comics #648

In "Let the Puzzlement Fit the Crime," Batman and Robin race against time to decode a series of cryptic clues left by a mysterious criminal, while the Cluemaster, obsessed with the puzzle itself, becomes dangerously fixated on uncovering the answers—no matter the cost. Written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Tom Lyle, with inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Adrienne Roy, and letters by John Costanza, this 1992 issue delivers a tense, cerebral thriller. The cover, by Matt Wagner, captures the eerie precision of the game at hand.