Action Comics #852

Part of DC's 2007 Countdown crossover event, Action Comics #852 features a striking cover by Brad Walker and John Livesay that places Superman front and center — cape billowing, heat vision blazing in twin red beams — while a freckled young boy clutching a camera looks on wide-eyed from below. Writer Kurt Busiek's "3-2-1 Action!" promises the kind of kinetic storytelling that makes this era of the title so engaging, with the tension between Superman's raw power and that watchful kid giving the cover a genuinely compelling edge.