Legion of Super-Heroes #103

Karate Kid takes center stage on this April 1998 issue of Legion of Super-Heroes, and Alan Davis and Mark Farmer's cover delivers the moment the cover copy promises — the legionnaire exploding through a burst of shattering green energy with a fierce flying kick, his red-and-black costume a blur of motion and intensity. The tagline "Finally! Karate Kid Cuts Loose!" sets an unmistakable tone of unleashed potential heading into "A Storm in Heaven." With Tom Peyer and Tom McCraw scripting and Jason Armstrong on interior art, this is a solid entry in DC's long-running future-set team saga.