DC Comics Presents #61

Superman and OMAC — the One Man Army Corps — are flanking a towering, destructive machine called Murdermek, its massive red mechanical form looming over a city street strewn with rubble while panicked crowds and armored figures fill the background. The cover tagline promises a threat crossing "from the world that's coming to the world of today," making this team-up feel genuinely high-stakes even before you crack the spine. George Pérez's pencils and inks bring tremendous energy to the composition, and with Len Wein and Pablo Marcos also on board, issue #61 is a fine showcase for the kind of ambitious cross-era storytelling that made DC Comics Presents such a reliable highlight of 1983.