The New Adventures of Superboy #36

The December 1982 cover of The New Adventures of Superboy #36 delivers an unsettling image: the Boy of Steel strains against a swarm of disembodied eyes that claw and blast at him from every direction, his expression caught somewhere between defiance and distress. Rich Buckler's pencils and Dick Giordano's inks give the scene a kinetic energy that makes those floating, crackling eyes genuinely creepy rather than campy. Rounding out the package is a bonus "Dial H for Hero" feature — teased at the top of the cover with two young faces — making this a nicely packed issue from DC's early-'80s lineup.