20 Absolutely Masterful First Pages Of Comics

15. Astro City #1

Astro City 11
DC

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.

Contributor
Contributor

T Campbell has written quite a few online comics series and selected work for Marvel, Archie and Tokyopop. His longest-running works are Fans, Penny and Aggie-- and his current project with co-writer Phil Kahn, Guilded Age.