Super Friends #31

Here's a cover that poses a genuinely intriguing puzzle: Superman holds a glowing chunk of Kryptonite without flinching, yet the mysterious Black Orchid writhes in agony at his feet, as Wonder Woman, Robin, Batman, and the Wonder Twins look on in alarm — the cover's speech bubbles spelling out the strange paradox in plain sight. Guest-starring "the Floral Fury" Black Orchid, this April 1980 issue brings the full Super Friends lineup together around a threat that seems to defy everything they know about Kryptonite. Cover art by Ramona Fradon and Bob Smith gives the scene a lively urgency that makes it hard not to flip straight to the story.