Superman #293

From November 1975, Superman #293 presents one of the Man of Steel's more gripping street-level predicaments: cover artist Bob Oksner depicts Superman planting himself firmly over a gushing fire hydrant, declaring "Nobody gets a drop!" while desperate citizens collapse and plead around him, begging for water. The tension between Superman's determined stance and the suffering crowd makes for a genuinely compelling image that teases Elliot S! Maggin's story, "The Miracle of Thirsty Thursday!" — drawn interiorly by Curt Swan and inked by Bob Oksner and Bob Wiacek. Whatever is driving the Man of Steel to withhold water from a thirsty city, DC's cover challenge to "guess the startling secret" practically dares you to read on.