Superman #30

Superman #30 (April 1989) throws the Man of Steel into the void of space, and Kerry Gammill and Dennis Janke's cover captures that isolation brilliantly — a strained, grimacing Superman hurtles through an asteroid field while a crackling pink energy blast tears past him, with a smaller, calmer figure of Superman inset in the corner as a stark contrast. The tagline "Where No One Can Hear You Scream!" sets a tense, foreboding mood that pairs perfectly with the lead story, "Alone!" Also packed into this issue is the start of Lex Luthor's "Hostile Takeover," with a cold close-up of Luthor himself teasing that Roger Stern, Dan Jurgens, and Dennis Janke have plenty more brewing beyond the cosmic chaos up front.