Superman #291

Superman #291 delivers a striking cover by Dick Giordano that poses a genuinely intriguing challenge: a mysterious costumed figure launches Superman crashing through a brick wall in an explosion of debris, and the bold cover copy asks whether you can guess how this man packs a punch mightier than Superman's. The setup for the interior story, "The Time-Powered Peril!", promises something cleverly out of the ordinary from writer Cary Bates and artist Curt Swan. For fans of Bronze Age DC storytelling, this 1975 issue is a fine example of the era's knack for hooking readers with a single, well-composed image.