Superman #655

Superman stands tall over a frightened young woman trapped in the rubble, fist raised and cape billowing, assuring her she's safe — while her desperate cries warn him that something called "Subjekt 17" is still loose and no one is out of danger. Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino's cover crackles with that tension between heroic confidence and lurking dread, making the tagline "What is the Secret of Subjekt 17?" feel genuinely ominous. Kurt Busiek's 2006 run on Superman was hitting its stride, and this issue looks like a compelling reason why.