Batman & Superman Adventures: World's Finest #1

The official comics adaptation of the beloved animated crossover event, this 1997 DC one-shot brings together the World's Finest team in Paul Dini, Joe Staton, and Terry Beatty's story under a striking Bruce Timm cover. That cover itself is a feast — Superman and Batman stand front and center against a moonlit cityscape, while a leering Joker looms large over the action, flanked by a grinning Harley Quinn, a weapon-toting Mercy Graves, and a poised Lois Lane, with Lex Luthor's cold gaze anchoring the lower left amid a burst of fiery explosion. It's a confident assembly of heroes, villains, and allies that captures exactly why a Batman-Superman team-up feels so satisfying.