Adventures of Superman #615

Superman stands defiant at the center of this striking 2003 cover as a swarm of grasping gray hands — belonging to the eerie Hollow Men — close in from every direction, clutching at his cape and threatening to overwhelm the Man of Steel. The tension is palpable, with Superman's fist raised and his expression steeled against the encroaching threat, making for a genuinely unsettling image brought to life by cover artist Kevin Nowlan. Writer Joe Casey and artist Derec Aucoin deliver what promises to be a creatively charged chapter with the intriguing story title "The Living Double of a Single Fiction.