Superman #28

Superman takes his struggles beyond Earth's atmosphere in this February 1989 issue, with the bold "Superman in Space!" cover declaring something genuinely unusual is afoot. Kerry Gammill and Dennis Janke deliver a striking image of a visibly strained Man of Steel drifting in the void — oxygen mask pressed to his face, a yellow hose looping around him — with Earth itself small beneath his boots and a massive planetary body looming behind him. Roger Stern, Gammill, and Brett Breeding bring "Superman in Exile" to life, and this cover alone makes clear that the Last Son of Krypton is far from home and under pressure in ways his cape can't simply shrug off.