Action Comics #176

On this January 1953 cover by Win Mortimer, Superman stands coolly with hands on hips as a desperate man pleads for help with his blazing oil well — a bag of cash sitting conspicuously at their feet — while Superman's reply makes clear he's named his price at $5,000 in advance. The cover's teasing headline, "Muscles for Money!", raises an eyebrow-raising question: has the Man of Steel turned his super-powers into a paid service? It's a wonderfully provocative setup from DC's Golden Age, with a backup feature starring Tommy Tomorrow, Space Planeteer, rounding out this jam-packed ten-cent package.