Superman #93

Outside the Metropolis Bank, Superman streaks away in apparent alarm from a seemingly ordinary man — leaving onlookers bewildered, as the cover's speech bubble pointedly asks why the Man of Steel keeps fleeing someone so harmless-looking. Al Plastino's cover art captures a wonderfully off-kilter moment, with bystanders gesturing in disbelief as the red cape vanishes in a blur. Featuring "The Man Superman Feared!" this November 1954 issue delivers exactly the kind of irresistible mystery that made the Superman title such a pleasure during the era.