Action Comics #659

In "Breakout," Superman—stripped of his powers and clad in a suit of steel—faces a riot at Stryker's Island with the help of Starman and Guardian, as chaos unfolds and the line between hero and prisoner blurs. Roger Stern, with art by Bob McLeod and inks by Brett Breeding, delivers a tense, grounded showdown where even the strongest heroes must rely on strategy and teamwork. The cover by Kerry Gammill and Brett Breeding captures the moment’s urgency, a 75-cent snapshot of a crisis in 1990.