Adventures of Superman #521

Against a star-filled night sky and a full moon looming over Metropolis's skyline, a fierce red-haired woman in green and yellow — the Thorn, blades in hand — dives aggressively toward a wary Superman in the foreground, the tagline "A Thorn in His Side!" making the tension plain. Stuart Immonen and José Marzán Jr. bring a sharp, kinetic energy to this 1995 cover, balancing Superman's steely composure against the Thorn's furious, airborne assault. Karl Kesel's "Cold As Ice" promises a story as charged as the confrontation teased right here on the cover.