Superman Adventures #36

The cover of this October 1999 issue says it all — a masked, gun-wielding hijacker has seized a terrified blonde passenger aboard what looks like a cockpit gone haywire, while a panicked uniformed officer looks on and Superman bursts through the chaos in the background. The tagline "Turbulence Ahead!" perfectly captures the high-stakes, mid-air tension that Mike Manley and Terry Austin bring to life with sharp, animated-style linework. With Mark Millar writing and the Aluir Amâncio/Terry Austin art team handling interiors, Superman Adventures #36 promises exactly the kind of pulse-quickening rescue story its title promises.