Legion of Super-Heroes #4

Something has gone terribly wrong with Colossal Boy — the cover of this August 1973 issue shows the towering Legionnaire gripping a massive, sparking machine while tiny trapped figures of Star Boy and Sun Boy are visible within its domed enclosures, as a horrified Superboy flies in from the left and speech balloons warn that the entire Legion may be next. Curt Swan's pencils and Sheldon Moldoff's inks give the scene a tense, kinetic energy that makes the threat feel genuinely urgent. With Jerry Siegel scripting "Colossal Boy's One-Man War," this issue promises the kind of high-stakes Legion drama that made DC's far-future ensemble one of the most compelling teams of the era.