1992 and Batman: The Vengeance of Bane
Everyone remembers DC’s Batman: Vengeance of Bane comic (Amazon.com search*) from 1992, right? When that and Batman: The Sword of Azrael (reading post here) both released I hadn’t even guessed what DC had planned for Batman. This ad certainly tells us what to expect, even if the artwork doesn’t inspire much excitement.
The less we say about the entire Bane/Azrael thing happening over two decades ago the more we can all smile.
I read through all of this story and the tie ins again a few years ago when some of them finally got reprinted. I’ll still stand by my opinion that this was a great Batman story and still well worth reading.