There's some pretty decent 70s (i.e. pre-Crisis) stories that I might end up suggesting but I think starting with the Byrne era works just fine for me. What does everyone think about starting with "Man of Steel (i.e. Man of Steel #1-6 for those, like me that go get the individual comics from the .50 stacks).
CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)
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