Batman: The Many Deaths of the Batman

In this 1992 DC one-shot, John Byrne and Jim Aparo team up for a standalone Batman mystery that lives up to its sensational title. When a series of gruesome occurrences suggests the Dark Knight has met his end in multiple, impossible ways, the story cleverly plays with the idea of the hero's mortality. It’s a compact, self-contained thriller that showcases the creative pairing of two veteran talents at the height of their craft.