Detective Comics Annual #9

Part of DC's 1996 "Legends of the Dead Earth" annual event, this oversized issue drops Batman into a haunting post-apocalyptic world where the Dark Knight's legacy endures long after civilization has crumbled. The cover by James Hodgkins presents a hulking, armored figure bearing the familiar bat-symbol charging forward through a ruined, skull-strewn landscape, while a shadowy red-tinted scene of conflict looms in the background — a striking vision of a distant future where the myth of Batman still casts its long shadow. Chuck Dixon and Flint Henry bring the "Warbat" story to life, and this cover alone makes a compelling case for what's waiting inside.