Batman and the Outsiders #19

A holiday-season clash gets an inventive visual treatment here — the confrontation between Metamorpho and Superman is reflected inside a gleaming Christmas tree ornament, the festive pine branches and decorations framing what promises to be anything but a peaceful yuletide. The cheeky title tag "Who's Afraid of the Big Red S?" hangs right alongside the Superman logo, making the stakes of this Outsiders-vs-Man-of-Steel tension impossible to miss. Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo bring their sharp 1985 creative partnership to a cover that's as cleverly composed as it is fun.