Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #9

A massive, glowing-eyed blue face dominates the right side of this 1997 DC cover, looming ominously over a chaotic cluster of Superman variants — multiple figures in the familiar red-and-blue costume, each rendered with distinct weapons and stylistic twists, alongside a man in a red-and-black outfit at their center. Paul Ryan's pencils and Brett Breeding's inks give the whole composition a kinetic, crowded energy that makes the banner promise — "The Secrets of Superman's Costume!" — feel genuinely intriguing. Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #9 looks like a rich chapter in Roger Stern's run, and "History Lesson" sounds like exactly the kind of deep-dive that fans of the Man of Steel will want on their shelf.