Robin Annual #3

Part of DC's Elseworlds line, this 1994 annual drops Robin, Batman, and a purple-clad sword-wielding figure into what looks like a dramatically different, blade-heavy world. Jerry Bingham's cover crackles with kinetic energy — Robin leaps forward dual-wielding swords against a fiery red backdrop while Batman looms behind him and the mysterious purple figure stands ready in the foreground, weapons drawn. Chuck Dixon and Enrique Villagrán's "The Narrow Path" promises the kind of bold reimagining that made the Elseworlds imprint so much fun in the mid-1990s.