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Part II: "Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton"
Part III: "The Superman of Two Worlds"
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #9; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #12)
Guest Star(s):
- Batman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #127/3; next in Detective Comics #272)
- Robin (last in Batman Vol. 1 #127/3; next in Detective Comics #272)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (in a photograph)
- all characters in a computer simulation, see Comments
- Jor-El (dies)
- Lara (dies)
- Zin-Da (voice only)
- Krypto
- Robo
- Jonathan Kent
- Martha Kent
- Zal-El (brother of Kal-El; dies)
- Futuro (Xan-Du)
- two astronauts from Earth
- Lois Lane
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (in flashback; video)
- Space Sector 2814
- computer simulation
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton
- Kryptonopolis
- Sky Palace (first appearance; see Comments)
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth-132 (first appearance; see Comments)
- outside of Smallville
- Earth-132 (first appearance; see Comments)
- Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Comment(s):
- This issue presents a computer simulation, so it is not technically an "Imaginary" Story as seen in various other issues. Krypton had not exploded and Kal-El;s life is documented over the ensuing years with some aspects obviously changed yet had numerous similarities. This alternate reality was later dubbed "Earth-132" as named in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)
- Despite the story being a computer simulation, a number of concepts are first introduced which are seen later in the "mainstream" DC Universe; such as the first appearance of the Sky Palace and the Metal-Eater as well as other Kryptonian creatures.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Annual Vol. 1 #5 (Summer 1962)
- The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #1 (1987)
- The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told ([November] 1987)
- Showcase Presents Superman #1 ([September] 2005)
- Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #2 ([December] 2006)