Superman #123

Superman strides forward out of pure darkness on this striking May 1997 cover, his sleek blue-and-white energy suit crackling with arcs of electricity — a bold visual statement that the Man of Steel is very much transformed and very much ready for whatever comes next. The tagline "Ready for the Next Century!" feels earned when you see Dan Jurgens and Joe Rubinstein's cover work: Superman radiates an almost otherworldly luminescence, the S-shield reimagined in clean, angular lines that crackle with electric light. With a story titled "Superman... Reborn!" and the creative team of Jurgens, Ron Frenz, and Joe Rubinstein driving the interior, this issue promises a reinvented hero stepping confidently into uncharted territory.