Batman #498

In the devastating "Knightfall" saga, Bruce Wayne lies broken after his brutal defeat by Bane, and Jean-Paul Valley has taken over as a more violent, unstable Batman. This issue finds the new Dark Knight struggling with the weight of the cowl while Gotham descends further into chaos. Written by Doug Moench with art by Jim Aparo and others, it's a pivotal chapter in one of the most famous Batman storylines of the 1990s.