Superman Adventures #19

Superman lunges into action at what appears to be a press conference, his fist raised as a gun fires point-blank against his chest — bullets bouncing harmlessly off the Man of Steel while panicked reporters and bystanders scatter in the foreground, including a dark-haired woman with a notepad who looks suspiciously like Lois Lane. The bold cover tagline "Clark Kent — Assassin?!" hints at a compelling case of mistaken identity or hidden agendas, rendered in the sharp, clean style of the Superman: The Animated Series that inspired this 1998 DC title. With cover pencils by Rick Burchett and inks by Terry Austin, this issue of Superman Adventures delivers exactly the kind of eye-catching drama that made the series such a reliable treat for fans of the animated universe.