Superman #174

The Superman suit — cape, tunic, and belt — draped quietly over a wooden chair, with a framed photograph of an elderly couple resting on the floor beside it, makes for one of the most quietly affecting covers of 2001. Ed McGuinness and Cam Smith strip away all action and spectacle, letting the empty costume speak volumes about the man inside it and the people who matter to him. Written by Jeph Loeb with interior art by Steve Lieber, "Every Blade of Grass" promises something more intimate than your average Superman story.