Superman Annual #11

Part of DC's 1999 "JLApe: Gorilla Warfare!" crossover event, this oversized annual delivers one of the year's most wonderfully absurd covers: a gorilla-transformed Superman charges forward in full costume while a massive robotic gorilla looms behind him, its steel claws outstretched, with a woman caught in its grip amid a rubble-strewn backdrop. Arthur Adams' cover art brings a gleeful energy to the chaos, and the tagline "Monkeys of Steel!" says everything you need to know about the tone. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with interior art by Joe Phillips, this is a fun, offbeat corner of the Superman mythos that leans hard into its simian premise.