Superman: The Man of Steel #2

Superman cradles a young child and a white cat in his arms while two menacing figures — one with a cybernetic eye brandishing a weapon, another hulking brute — loom threateningly in the background, setting up a tense clash promised by the cover's bold tagline "Cerberus Bites Back!" Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke's cover crackles with energy, capturing the Man of Steel's dual nature as both protector of the vulnerable and unstoppable force against danger. Louise Simonson and Bogdanove's ongoing series was already finding its stride in 1991, and this second issue — teasing the "tag-team menace of Rorc and Sergeant Belcher" — makes a strong case for why this title earned its place alongside the broader Superman line.