Superman #160

Superman #160 (April 1963) puts the Man of Steel in a genuinely desperate spot, and Kurt Schaffenberger's cover captures it with striking clarity: a powerless Superman grips the bars of a gas-filled cage, coughing and weakening, while three grinning villains raise champagne glasses in a cruel toast just outside. The tagline — "When Superman Lost His Powers!" — sets the stakes perfectly for Leo Dorfman's story, with Al Plastino's interior art bringing the title tale, "The Mortal Superman!", to life. A fine slice of Silver Age DC storytelling that reminds us how compelling Superman becomes when his invulnerability is stripped away.