Superman: The Man of Steel #87

The Trial of Team Superman!" promises high drama in this March 1999 entry in the long-running Man of Steel series. Doug Mahnke and Dennis Janke's cover captures the tension perfectly: Superman stands firm on a Metropolis rooftop, pleading "How can you turn your backs — just when the world needs you?", while Superboy and Supergirl fly away above him and a heavily armored Steel crouches nearby with his hammer. The fractured dynamic among these four S-shield bearers makes for a genuinely compelling image that sets up Mark Schultz's "The Iron Hand of Kindness" with real emotional stakes.