Superman #167

Part one of "Return to Krypton" kicks off with a cover by Paul Rivoche that's quietly arresting — a fully-costumed Superman stands resolute alongside a poised, arms-crossed woman in a red blazer, while in the background a greyscale vision of the gleaming, towering city of Kryptonopolis stretches into the sky, with two figures gazing out toward it. The contrast between the bold, full-color foreground duo and the sepia-toned grandeur of a lost world gives the image a genuinely evocative pull. With Jeph Loeb writing and Ed McGuinness on interior art, this April 2001 issue promises both emotional weight and dynamic storytelling as Superman's homeworld comes back into view.