Superboy Annual #2

Part of DC's 1995 "Year One" annuals initiative, this oversized issue pairs the Kesel writing team with cover pencils by David Brewer and inks by Karl Kesel. The cover delivers Superboy — leather jacket open over his Superman symbol, fists clenched and expression fierce — surging forward out of a glowing green tunnel while a ring of menacing, green-lit figures looms in the shadows behind him. It's a striking image that sets an appropriately high-stakes tone for "The Lost Boys.