Adventures of Superman #503

Part 12 of DC's sprawling 1993 "Reign of the Supermen" saga arrives here, and Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood's cover pulls no punches — the cybernetic Steel squares off against the young Superboy amid a backdrop of fire, rubble, and smoke, with the tagline "Don't Send a Boy to Do a Man's Job!" making the tension crystal clear. The corner caption teasing "Things Were Booming in Coast City!" hints at the high stakes surrounding this clash of Superman stand-ins. Written by Karl Kesel with interior art also by Grummett and Hazlewood, this is one of the more charged chapters in a crossover that kept readers guessing all summer long.