Superman #35

Superman #35 from September 1989 presents a split-cover tableau that sets up two distinct threats: on the left, a mysterious armored figure looms behind a desperate man in white who lunges toward the reader, while on the right, a smirking bald villain dangles a miniaturized Superman trapped in a birdcage — with a second bald figure watching from the foreground. The cover title "Racer's Edge & Brainstorm!" promises a double dose of action, and with Jerry Ordway writing alongside Curt Swan on interior art, this is a fine example of the late-'80s Superman creative team firing on all cylinders. Kerry Gammill and Dennis Janke's cover work captures that era's clean, dynamic energy perfectly.