Superman #276

Superman #276 brings readers what the cover itself boldly proclaims as "the story you thought we'd never dare print" — and Nick Cardy's cover art makes a compelling case for that excitement. The cover depicts Superman and a red-suited, yellow-sashed superhero hurtling toward each other fists-first above a panicking crowd, with the cover copy billing it as "the fight to decide the Super-Hero Championship of the World!" With interior work by the reliable creative team of Elliot S! Maggin, Curt Swan, and Bob Oksner, this 1974 issue is a satisfying slice of Bronze Age DC at its crowd-pleasing best.