Action Comics #455

The cover of this January 1976 issue says it all: Superman lies pinned and crumpled on the ground while the hulking, patchwork robot Junk-Man looms over him with a crushing blow — a striking image that promises real trouble for the Man of Steel. Green Arrow charges in from the left, arrow drawn, and the tiny but mighty Atom swoops in from the right, making this a genuine team effort against a surprisingly formidable mechanical menace. Bob Oksner's cover work gives the scene a lively, kinetic energy, and with Elliot S! Maggin scripting and Curt Swan on interior art, this mid-seventies DC adventure delivers the kind of colorful, superhero-teamup fun the era did so well.