Superboy #25

A delightful slice of early 1950s DC charm, this issue of Superboy features a cover by Win Mortimer that's hard to forget: the Boy of Steel flies a gleaming golden carriage through a rainy sky while a young woman — clearly Lana Lang in humble, work-worn clothes, broom and bucket at her feet — looks up in wide-eyed amazement. The cover copy promises that "Superboy makes a fairy tale come true when Lana Lang becomes 'The Cinderella of Smallville!'" — a whimsical mashup of superhero adventure and classic storybook fantasy that captures the playful spirit of 1953 DC storytelling perfectly.