SUPERMAN SEES DOUBLE...

Never let it be said that
DC COMICS ever gave up
on a good idea when they
saw it. If CLARK KENT
was SUPERMAN, how
could both of them
appear in the same place
at the same time?

Regardless of how it was
achieved, editors and
writers recognized
that readers couldn't
fail to be intrigued if the
concept was featured
on the cover, and would
be more likely to
purchase the issue
to solve the mystery. Cue
a slew of covers showing
Clark interacting with
Supes when such a thing
was impossible - or was it? Not in the whacky world of comicbooks it isn't.
(Admittedly, three of the covers are symbolic, but they're clearly
designed.to "hoodwink" the casual reader into buying the issue.)

The following covers are culled from my own collection and are by no
means comprehensive. Doubtless there are quite a few others spanning
the decades since Superman first appeared in all his four-colour glory.

  

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