The Brave and the Bold #125

The Brave and the Bold #125 (March 1976) pairs Batman and the Flash against a genuinely unsettling threat, and Jim Aparo's cover sets the stakes immediately: a menacing bald figure in military green looms over a fallen Flash, who lies pinned beneath a massive, snarling tiger, while Batman swoops in from above and an armed soldier lurks at the edge of the scene. The combination of a prowling big cat, a downed Scarlet Speedster, and a coolly confident villain makes this one of the more striking team-up covers DC published that year. Bob Haney and Aparo — handling writing, pencils, inks, and lettering himself — bring their signature energy to "Streets of Poison," a story that already feels dangerous before you've turned a single page.