Superman #4/1979

In "Der Kryptonoid greift an," Superman faces a chilling threat when a malfunctioning satellite endangers Earth, forcing him to take drastic action that draws the wrath of a vengeful general. Years after a test accident cost him an arm—caused by a rogue Superman robot—the general now allies with an alien symbiont, a lifeform once bred on Krypton to animate artificial limbs, but which has since evolved into a dangerous, self-replicating parasite. Written by Martin Pasko and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by Frank Chiaramonte and colors by Adrienne Roy, this 1979 tale blends sci-fi dread with the hero’s enduring struggle against both mechanical and organic threats. The cover, by José Luis García-López and Dick Giordano, captures the eerie fusion of man and machine.