20 Absolutely Masterful First Pages Of Comics

By T Campbell / January 22, 2019

15. Astro City #1

What does Superman dream about? Samaritan, Astro City's Superman stand-in, dreams of the very thing he has the power to do, only in dreams his flight is unburdened by his many responsibilities.

Cover designs don't get much simpler, but there's still an important detail here-- the clouds haven't merely obscured his nether regions, but the dream has reduced them to Ken-doll smoothness, an artistic choice worth discussing.