The Brave and the Bold #5

This September 2007 chapter of DC's The Brave and the Bold teams Batman with the sprawling roster of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and George Pérez's cover makes the most of that ensemble — a densely packed portrait gallery of Legion members fills the frame, their varied alien features and expressions conveying a team that spans the full breadth of the 30th century. Written by Mark Waid with Pérez handling both pencils and inks on the cover, this fifth installment of "The Lords of Luck" carries the weight of a story building toward something big, with that cosmic purple sky looming behind all those determined faces. If you've ever wanted to see Batman's world collide with one of DC's most expansive super-teams, this issue makes a compelling case for that crossover.