Detective Comics Annual #1

The first Detective Comics Annual arrives in 1988 with a striking cover by Klaus Janson: Batman sweeps his cape protectively around a determined young woman in pink who levels a handgun toward an unseen threat, the two figures framed against a stylized purple Art Deco backdrop with a Gotham skyline glowing below them. The pairing carries real tension and intrigue — something about their body language suggests an uneasy alliance rather than a simple rescue. With Dennis O'Neil writing and Klaus Janson and Tony DeZuniga on art, "Fables: Part One" promises the kind of moody, street-level Batman storytelling this creative team does so well.