Robin #42

Mayhem breaks out in a grocery store aisle as a massive, grinning crocodilian villain has Robin squarely in his crushing grip, sending canned goods flying in every direction while terrified shoppers scramble to escape — and the cover's deadpan caption ("Crocky wants to kill the nice Robin. BAD Crocky. Bad… Bad… Bad…") makes the whole catastrophe as funny as it is frantic. This June 1997 issue, "Crock Around the Clock," pairs Chuck Dixon's writing with Jason Armstrong and Robert Campanella's interior art, while Cully Hamner and Terry Austin deliver a cover that nails the tricky balance of genuine danger and sharp comedic timing. If you like your Tim Drake adventures with a side of absurdist humor and grocery store destruction, this one's hard to pass up.