Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #155

The cover of this January 1973 issue tells a tense, immediately gripping story: a handcuffed Jimmy Olsen is being shoved through a jail cell door by a police officer and a second figure, crying out to Superman — who stands just outside, holding the bars, seemingly unwilling to intervene. That speechbubble plea — "You KNOW I'm innocent!" — sets up a wonderful mystery around the friendship at the heart of this long-running series. Nick Cardy's cover art frames the drama with real emotional punch, and the promise of Jimmy's new identity as "Mr. Action, Trouble-Shooter" suggests his path out of this predicament will be anything but ordinary.