Nightwing #31

A bloodied and battle-worn figure calling himself "Nite-Wing" dominates this May 1999 cover, clutching a gore-stained baton with a snarl that makes his amateur-hour costume feel genuinely unsettling. The stark white background, punctuated by vivid red splatter, gives Scott McDaniel and Karl Story's cover art a raw, graphic punch that suits Bludhaven's rough reputation perfectly. Chuck Dixon's "Bad Night in Bludhaven" promises exactly the kind of street-level menace this striking image delivers.