Superman #318

Superman recoils from a dazzling burst of golden energy as the villainous Peg-Leg Portia — flanked by a snarling pack of cosmic hounds — declares that not even the Man of Steel can overcome the secret power of her dogs, all right there on the cover of Superman #318 (December 1977). Rich Buckler and Bob Oksner deliver a wonderfully dynamic image that makes the threat feel genuinely unnerving, with the swirling energy blast and the circling hounds giving Portia a menacing presence to match her bold proclamation. Inside, Martin Pasko scripts and Curt Swan pencils "The Wreck of the Cosmic Hound," a creative team pairing that defined some of the most dependable Superman storytelling of the Bronze Age.