Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #45 features a cover penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye that tells a story all on its own: Superman stands waist-deep in water, single-handedly holding up a railroad bridge as a speeding locomotive barrels across it — while a caped, green-costumed young hero called Tom Baker, Power Lad races alongside the train. Meanwhile, a dejected Jimmy Olsen watches from the sideline, lamenting in a caption that Superman has found a boy with super-powers and no longer needs him as a pal. It's a wonderfully dramatic 1960 cover that packs rivalry, heroics, and heartfelt insecurity into one striking image.