Superman: Doomed #1

This 2014 one-shot from writers Scott Lobdell, Charles Soule, and Greg Pak sets an ominous tone right from the cover, where a monstrous, bone-plated creature with glowing red eyes looms over a shredded Superman cape — the Man of Steel's iconic symbol torn and clutched in those massive, clawed hands. Ken Lashley's cover art is visceral and unsettling, conveying a sense of overwhelming threat against the Last Son of Krypton. At $4.99, this oversized special promises a weighty chapter in Superman's ongoing New 52 saga.