Action Comics #712

Action Comics #712 packs an immediate punch with its title — "The Jimmy Cage!" — and a cover by Kieron Dwyer and Denis Rodier that delivers on that tension in full: Superman strains under the crushing weight of a massive spiked machine while grappling with a dark-costumed, clawed antagonist, with a fallen figure lying helpless on the ground below. The single word "PRESSURE!" says it all — the Man of Steel is being pushed to his absolute limits, physically and presumably beyond. David Michelinie, Dwyer, and Rodier bring a raw, kinetic energy to this 1995 entry in the long-running series that makes it hard to put down before you've even opened the cover.