Superman #60

There's a wonderful sense of humor on Al Plastino's cover for this 1949 issue, where Superman — holding a catcher's mitt — stands face-to-face with a fired-up baseball umpire who's clearly not intimidated by the Man of Steel in the slightest. The standoff at home plate, bat in hand and finger wagging, perfectly captures the playful charm that made Golden Age Superman stories such a delight. Inside, Bill Finger scripts and Wayne Boring illustrates a full 52 pages of action-packed adventures featuring the title "The Two Identities of Superman!" — plenty of reason to step up to the plate on this one.