The Kents #1

DC's 1997 twelve-part saga kicks off here, tracing the frontier roots of Superman's adoptive family in "Bleeding Kansas, Part 1" by John Ostrander, Timothy Truman, and Michael Bair. Truman's cover sets a rugged, purposeful tone: a weathered older man in spectacles and a wide-brimmed hat cradles a rifle at center, flanked by a younger armed frontiersman, a determined woman, and a shadowy figure at left, all arrayed around a bold Superman shield rendered in a Native American geometric pattern — with a tomahawk and pistol crossed above it. It's a striking opening image that promises a grounded, historically-flavored Western with deep ties to the Man of Steel's legacy.