Superman Annual #9

Superman and Batman face off against a towering, armored villain who dominates the foreground of Gil Kane's striking 1983 cover — the Man of Steel swooping in from the left while the Dark Knight crouches low, both dwarfed by the menacing figure looming over a crowded city street. Kane's dynamic composition pulls the eye from the bystanders and police vehicles below all the way up to that ominous silhouette against a blazing orange sky. With interior work from the creative team of Cary Bates, Elliot S! Maggin, and Curt Swan, this annual delivers a full-sized helping of DC's finest.