Adventures of Superman #536

Superman stands unflinching at the center of this July 1996 cover as multiple gunmen open fire at point-blank range — bullets sparking off his chest while scattered cash swirls at his feet and a frightened security guard cowers behind him. The dynamic cover art by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer captures the Man of Steel's invulnerability with real kinetic energy, the muzzle flashes and ricocheting rounds only underscoring how utterly outmatched the attackers are. With "Identity Crisis" kicking off its first chapter inside, this is a compelling entry point in the mid-1990s Superman line.