Superman: The Man of Steel #38

Few images in 1994 DC comics hit quite as hard as this one: Superman, still in full costume, lying motionless inside an open coffin, his pale face and limp hands suggesting something has gone terribly, terribly wrong for the Man of Steel. The bold cover tagline "Dead Again!" sets the stage for Part 1 of an eleven-part story, with Louise Simonson writing and Steve Erwin on interior art, while Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke deliver this striking cover. It's a genuinely arresting opening chapter that promises big things ahead for readers of Superman: The Man of Steel.