Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis"

In this 1980 DC one-shot, writer Cary Bates and artist Jim Starlin pit Superman against a threat that turns the city's technology against itself—only for the Man of Steel to find an unexpected ally in the very computers that endanger Metropolis. A standalone tale from the tail end of the Bronze Age, it showcases Starlin's dynamic, cosmic-inflected style on a more grounded, urban crisis. While brief, the issue stands as a compact example of the era's willingness to explore the double-edged nature of progress and heroism.