Manhunter #17

Manhunter heads to Gotham in this September 1989 issue, and the cover — penciled by Grant Miehm and inked by John Statema — makes the stakes immediately clear: a looming Batman dominates the image, his cape spread wide, while the armored Manhunter squares off against a yellow-suited robotic adversary right across the Dark Knight's chest. The tagline "In Gotham, the Dark Knight Awaits" frames the tension perfectly, promising a Gotham-set collision written by the team of Kim Yale and John Ostrander. With "Turf" as the story title, this one has all the ingredients of a satisfying street-level DC showdown.