This classic Nick Cardy Action Comics cover from the 1970s brings back all kinds of memories for me, although none of them include what the Hell the story's all about! It's just such a cool, iconic image - somewhat reminiscent of the uber-historic Flash # 123 with the Golden Age and Silver Age Flashes running along opposite sides of a brick wall, weirdly separated from the off-in-the-distance cityscape (see below) - that makes so many statements with its simplicity. Lois Lane? Well, not only was she a fashion plate in those days, but she also clearly didn't appreciate her man keeping her waiting! Check out Lois, with one arm raised to allow her to confirm her boyfriend's lateness while the other arm rests impatiently on her hip. In fact, that pose she's striking is so self-assured that she might even be able to handle the shock of two - yes two! - Supermen showing up for a date! 
At least the two Flashes are racing to save somebody from actually being crushed... by a girder... that's seemingly falling on him from out of thin air in the middle of nowhere..... hmmmm, OK, so maybe you had to be there! But what's with the weird cities, away off at the horizon, and walls running along dividing one bit of Nowheresville from another? These are the sorts of questions that keep me up at night!
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