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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published December 1987
Cover Price 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Michael Carlin
Notes Original indexer listed John Byrne as the inker. However, Walt Simonson's signature is on the right side of the UPC box and was added as inker on 7/2/07.

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Van-L; Vara
Genre Science Fiction
Pencils John Byrne (signed)
Inks Walt Simonson (signed)
Notes Original indexer listed John Byrne as the inker. However, Walt Simonson's signature is on the right side of the UPC box and was added as inker on 7/2/07.
Reprinted in Superman: The World of Krypton (DC, 2008 series) #nn

23 page World of Krypton story "Pieces"

Characters Van-L (first appearance); Ran-L (first appearance; Van-L's father); Eyra (first appearance; Van-L's mother); Vara (first appearance); Ten-R (first appearance; Vara's father); Gan-M (first appearance); Han-T (first appearance); Kan-Z (first appearance); Nyra (first appearance; Kan-Z's mother; dies)
Synopsis Nyra removes one of her clones from the clone banks as a bride for her son Kan-Z. Kan-Z kills his mother and her clone, sparking a 1,000 year war on Krypton.
Genre Science Fiction
Script John Byrne
Pencils Mike Mignola (breakdowns); Rick Bryant (finishes)
Inks Rick Bryant
Colors Petra Scotese
Letters John Workman
Notes Van-L introduced. Background of Krypton's clone wars given.
Reprinted in Superman: The World of Krypton (DC, 2008 series) #nn