Barreto, Eduardo - Superman #397 pgs.2 & 3 Double Page Splash ! Straightman

Barreto, Eduardo - Superman #397 pgs.2 & 3 Double Page Splash ! StraightmanAlong with the Saviuk Marcos Superman piece, I've also just received this magnificent piece in on consignment as well. It is the double Page Title & Credits splash from Superman #397, beautifully illustrated by the late, great Uruguayan artist, Eduardo Barreto. More importantly, this dps comes from the very first Superman comic Barreto ever drew and perhaps even more important than that, this is a perfect representation of the artist's pure vision, as

beautifully detailed images of her

with incredible depth and clarity

Lois and Renee speak about truth

while quite brief

fueled by the rage she feels over her mother's death

One of only a handful of covers that remain available from this classic run

after being thought long since dead

reprinting Detective Comics #1069 & #1070

and shows he was better than he had ever been until then

A weary Danny makes his way home to his penthouse apartment

in the final panel

Pilgrim awakens after his long surgery as one of Woodrue's surgeons confirm that all his vitals are good