The Brave and the Bold #84

This July 1969 team-up from The Brave and the Bold pairs two of DC's most compelling characters — Batman and Sgt. Rock — in a striking Neal Adams cover that immediately commands attention. Batman stands resolute on a battlefield strewn with fallen soldiers, cradling the battered, unconscious body of Sgt. Rock in his arms, while barbed wire and debris fill the grim background. The cover's own provocative questions say it all: "Is this the end of Easy Co…and is Batman to blame?" — a haunting setup that makes it very hard to put this one back on the shelf.