Nightwing #67

Nightwing finds himself outnumbered and surrounded by chaos in this May 2002 issue, with cover art by Michael Golden depicting Dick Grayson in his blue-and-black costume surging forward with fist raised while a mass of prisoners looms behind him against a backdrop of roaring flames and iron bars. The "Madhouse!" story tag promises exactly the kind of pressure-cooker tension the cover delivers, with writer Chuck Dixon and artist Trevor McCarthy on interior duties. It's a viscerally composed cover that captures Nightwing at his most determined — one man, against many, refusing to back down.