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Issue Details

Issue #232
Published December 1970-January 1971
Cover Price 0.25
Pages 68
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes Giant #G-78. Theme= Krypton Lives Again

Cover Details - "Krypton Lives Again in These Mighty Tales!"

Characters Superman; Baby Kal-El; Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol; Winged One; Krypton
Synopsis Vignettes of Kryptonian scenes
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Jack Adler
Letters Gaspar Saladino; typeset
Notes Cover colors and letters credits from Carl Gafford, via the GCD Error Tracker, July 2010.

9 page Superman story "Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1]"

Characters Jor-El (guest star, death); Lara (guest star, death) (both marry in this story); Superman (origin retold in brief); Krypton; Professor Galsworthy; Krypto's parents; Lyla Lerrol
Synopsis Superman accidentally travels through time and across space to Krypton, where he meets actress Lyla Lerrol and his parents.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Editing Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted From Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)

9 page Superman story "Superman's Kryptonian Romance [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 2]"

Characters Superman; Lyla Lerrol; Jonathan Kent (guest appearance); Martha Clark (guest appearance, before their marriage); Snark McGill (intro, villain); Brainiac (cameo); Kandor (cameo); Jor-El; Lara; Gregg Halliday
Synopsis Superman romances Lyla and witnesses Jonathan Kent's proposal to Martha, while Brainiac shrinks and steals Kandor.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Editing Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted From Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)

8 page Superman story "The Surprise of Fate! [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 3]"

Characters Superman [Kal-El]; Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol (death); green kryptonite; Krypton
Synopsis Superman accidentally escapes Krypton, leaving behind Lyla.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Editing Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted From Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)

8 page Superboy story "Father's Day on Planet Krypton!"

Characters Superboy; Clark Kent; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Baby Kal-El (flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Jax-Ur (flashback); other Phantom Zone Villains; green kryptonite
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted From Adventure #313 (October, 1963)

1 page Giant Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset

8 page Superman story "The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!"

Characters Ras-Krom (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Jax-Ur; Vak-Ox; Jimmy Olsen; Bor-Ak; Lon-Ra; Phantom Zone
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted From Superman #164 (October 1963)

12 page Superboy story "The Wizard City"

Characters Vedders (villain); Superboy; Professor Olsen; Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Mrs. Olsen; Sir Roland; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Krypton (flashback); Superman robot
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes inker id by Bob Hughes 8/05
Reprinted From Adventure Comics #216 (September 1955)