The Batman Chronicles #10

This Fall 1997 quarterly anthology delivers a breathtaking bird's-eye view of Gotham City rendered in extraordinary detail by cover artist Phil Winslade — a vertiginous rooftop-to-street panorama packed with tenements, storefronts, and the layered urban grit that makes Batman's city feel genuinely alive. A shadowy Batman figure is just barely visible at the lower left, a small but purposeful presence against the sprawling metropolis he patrols. Inside, "The Madman's Tale" from writer Chris Duffy and artist Javier Saltares promises the kind of street-level Gotham storytelling that makes The Batman Chronicles such a satisfying showcase for the Dark Knight's world.