Superman #180

Superman flat on his back, apparently felled by a triumphant young woman while two other women look on admiringly — that's the startling image Curt Swan and George Klein serve up on the cover of Superman #180 (October 1965). The cover teases "The Girl Who Was Mightier Than Superman," promising a story where the Man of Steel himself exclaims in disbelief that he's been bested by a girl for the first time in his life. Inside, writer Leo Dorfman and artist Al Plastino bring the full issue to life, including the intriguingly titled "Clark Kent's Great Superman Hunt!" — a fine package from one of DC's most dependable creative teams of the Silver Age.