The Brave and the Bold #88

The Brave and the Bold #88 (March 1970) pairs Batman with the hard-hitting Wildcat for a story titled "Count Ten…and Die!" — and Neal Adams's cover art sets up the tension immediately. Batman lunges forward, fists raised, hurling taunts at Wildcat — calling him a has-been and a bum — while a group of kids stands between the two combatants, one of them reaching out toward Wildcat as he crouches defensively at the right. It's a charged, genuinely intriguing setup that makes you want to find out exactly what could drive these two heroes into conflict, with Bob Haney writing and Irv Novick on interior art.