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World of Krypton 2

WORLD OF KRYPTON #2

Cover Date: August 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
Publication Date: 1979-05-08

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "This Planet is Doomed!" (23 Pages)
Chapter One: "Apocalypse"
Chapter Two: "Endings... Beginnings"
Chapter Three: "The Legacy"

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsHoward Chaykin
InksMurphy Anderson
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Superman (appears in the present, also appears in the past as a time traveler and as a baby, see Comments)
Jor-El II (elected to the Science Council, 2 Eorx, 9999)

Supporting Character(s):

Lara Jor-El

Villain(s):

Brainiac (story retold from Action Comics #242)
Jax-Ur (story retold from Adventure Comics #289; last appearance in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #104; next appearance in Adventure Comics #293)
Gra-Mo (story retold from Superboy Vol. 1 #104)
Ni-Van
an Ice Bird

Other Character(s):

Jor-El I (grandfather of Superman, father of Jor-El II; dies 22 Ogtal, 9998)
Dr. Gaf (Jor-El I's physician)
Director Ven (Chief educator of the Kandor Learning Center)
Nor-Kann
Nim-El (brother of Jor-El; uncle of Superman)
Kim-Da
Lyla Ler-Rol (mentioned)
Professor Ken-Dal
Zor-El
Science Council of Krypton (Moliom Amn named)
Rol-Nac (a space traveler; becomes god-father of Kal-El; story retold from Action Comics #378)
Green Android (destroyed)
Dr. Mar-Ko

Cameo Appearance(s):

The Krull (mentioned only; an ancient alien race)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in the past via flashbacks)
Antarctic continent
Antarctic City
Lurvan
Argo City (mentioned)
Jewel Mountains
Kandor (taken by Brainiac)
Kryptonopolis
Wegthor (destroyed)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Arctic Circle
Fortress of Solitude

Comment(s):

Kal-El is born on 35 Eorx, 9998.
This issue retells events from a number of different stories;
Superman Vol. 1 #141 (November 1960): "Superman's Return to Krypton"
Superboy Vol. 1 #104 (April 1963): "The Untold Story of the Phantom Zone"
Adventure Comics #289 (October 1961): "Clark Kent's Super-Father!"
Action Comics #242 (July 1958): "The Super-Duel in Space"
Action Comics #378 (July 1969): "The Devil's Partner"
Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Many Worlds of Krypton (March 2018)

Solicitation:

More stories from Jor-El's taped diary focusing on his crusade to convince the people of Krypton that their planet was doomed!


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