Robin #38

Tim Drake finds himself in a very bad spot on this February 1997 cover — pinned down with a gleaming knife pressed against his face, his expression taut with defiance beneath his Robin mask. The tagline "So this is what they meant by… Violence on Television!" cleverly ties into the story title "Watchin' the Detectives," with a television screen visible at the bottom of the image hinting at the issue's theme. Cover pencils by Mike Wieringo and inks by Terry Austin give the scene real kinetic urgency, while Chuck Dixon, Staz Johnson, and Bob Smith bring their talents to the interior.