Seems like the trope image might be misapplied, since that panel came from Batman #389, which did not "slap a big, visible "Crisis Crossover" logo on the cover." The title of the story was "Red Skies," but the cover did not have the Crisis banner.
So, I guess the question is whether the true thrust of the trope is just being a cursory shout-out to an event without any real crossover, or whether the cover advertising is an integral component of qualifying for the trope.
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Wizzard
I'm not sure the Batman: Zero Year crossovers are examples. Yes, it's correct to say that the story could proceed fine without them, but that's not the trope; the trope is if the crossovers only pay lip service to being any part of the story, even an unnecessary one
And these are all set in the Zero Year, all set in Gotham, and are all specifically about dealing with the blackout that took place in Batman. They're not just people saying "Oh, the sky's turned red/power's gone out" and then carrying on with what they're doing.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Guess The Trope
, started by AngryScientist on Jun 1st 2011 at 2:06:19 PM
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