Jim Aparo - Batman #418, p. 21 (DC, 1988)

With Batman in hot pursuit, the KGBeast (in his second appearance issue) drives a dagger into the Dark Knight's wrist before making a daring rooftop escape!

I recently realized that there are dozens of artists in my collection who are not represented at all in my CAF gallery, so I'm going to try and dribble out some representative examples of some of them here in the coming months.

One of those artists is the great Jim Aparo (1932-2005). Here's a great action sequence from the KGBeast's second appearance issue, showcasing the agile, elite assassin leading Batman on a wild chase across the rooftops of Gotham City. I read the Ten Nights of the Beast storyline when it came out and really enjoyed this and the other "grim 'n gritty" Batman stories that Jim Starlin was writing in those days, as well as Aparo's art!