Superman #143

The "Rise of the Robots!" banner says it all — this April 1999 issue surrounds the real Superman with a seemingly endless swarm of robotic duplicates wearing his face and costume, all rendered in unsettling mechanical detail by cover artists Steve Epting and Joe Rubinstein. The Man of Steel holds his ground at the center, fists raised against the closing tide of imposters that fills every corner of the image in a genuinely striking visual. Dan Jurgens' "Shattered Illusions" promises exactly the kind of high-stakes identity crisis that makes Superman's world so compelling.