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<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Hocuspocus.jpg|center]]<br /> <br /> The professional names employed by a pair of likeable, ingenuous, gullible fellows, their real names are [[Doc]] and [[Flannelhead]], who start out as street corner salesmen of magic books, only to have their lives transformed when a series of bizarre coincidences convinces them that they have somehow become gifted with [[magic|magical]] powers. (Act No. 83, Apr 1945: &quot;Hocus and Pocus... Magicians by Accident!&quot;)<br /> <br /> Doc, better known as Hocus, is the brains of the outfit; he is a wiry little fellow with a moustache, eyeglasses, and an ever-present derby hat “who speaks like a college professor but has the trusting simplicity of a child!” His companion, Flannelhead, better known as Pocus, a brawny, dim-witted fellow who murders the King’s English whenever he speaks, “has the strength of an ox … and about the same I.Q.!” Together with their “mascot,” a white rabbit named [[Moiton]] (Act No.88, Sep 1945: “The Adventure of the Stingy Men!”), the pair inhabit a furnished room in Mrs. Flaherty’s Boarding House, somewhere in Metropolis (Act No. 83, Apr 1945: “Hocus &amp; Pocus... Magicians by Accident!”). Superman No. 45/1 refers to them as “that hilarious pair of cuckoo conjurers” (Mar/Apr 1947: “Lois Lane, Superwoman!”), and, because their magical feats work only through either coincidence or the surreptitious intervention of [[Superman]], they are frequently described as “magicians by accident” (Act No. 97, Jun 1946: “The Magician’s Convention!”; and others).<br /> <br /> In April 1945, Doc and Flannelhead have been eking out a meager living giving magic demonstrations on street corners and selling books on magic to passersby, and become convinced, through a series of freak occurrences and ludicrous coincidences, that Doc has somehow acquired the power to make whatever he wishes come true merely by reciting the wish aloud, accompanied by the phrase “Abracadabra... alacazam . . . hocus-pocus!” Complications arise for the well-meaning prestidigitators, however, when their magical abilities come to the attention of gangster [[Hijack Dorley]], who wants them to use their supposed powers to help his gang loot a safe in a wealthy private home. Out of a sense of adventure more than anything else, Doc agrees to the scheme, confiding privately to Flannelhead that he intends to use his magic powers to return the stolen loot to its rightful owner immediately following the robbery. When Hijack Dorley asks his two new recruits to tell him their names, Doc replies that their real names are Doc and Flannelhead, but they prefer to be known professionally as Hocus and Pocus.<br /> <br /> The attempt to rob the safe is thwarted by the timely arrival of Superman, but Hocus and Pocus escape, along with their underworld allies, when the Man of Steel is forced to break off the battle to attend to an emergency under circumstances that make it appear, to both the Dorley gang and the amateur magicians, that it is Doc’s magic that has forced Superman to beat a hasty retreat. When, back at the criminals’ hideout, Doc announces that he and Flannelhead have had enough of crime, Hijack Dorley and his henchmen take them captive so that they can continue to use Doc’s “powers” to stage spectacular crimes.<br /> <br /> Hocus and Pocus are ultimately rescued from their dire predicament by Superman, who invades the criminals’ hideout and apprehends the Dorley gang at invisible super-speed, leaving both gangsters and magicians with the wholly erroneous impression that the criminals have been routed by Doc’s magical powers.<br /> <br /> “But you don’t understand!” stammers Superman, trying, without success, to explain the unwelcome truth to Hocus and Pocus. “I..I know,” interrupts Doc knowingly. “You’re worried lest we use it Doc’s ability to perform magical feats for evil purposes. On the contrary, we shall use it to wage war against crime. We are going to open up... a private detective agency!”<br /> <br /> “Oh well, who am I to disillusion them?” muses Superman to himself. “I guess from now on I’ll have to keep an eye on them and make the magic of Hocus and Pocus more than just accident!” (Act No. 83:“Hocus &amp; Pocus... Magicians by Accident!”).<br /> <br /> By September 1945, Doc and Flannelhead have indeed opened a detective agency. A sign on the door reads: “Hocus-Pocus, Super-Magicians,” and below that the words, “Also Detectives.” When a client offers the two self-styled magician-detectives $200 to entertain his guests with magic tricks at his forth coming lawn party—and Superman overhears Doc announce his intention to use the fee to buy war bonds—Superman decides to help Doc earn the money for that worthy cause by working behind the scenes at invisible super-speed to make Doc’s “magic” actually succeed, as when he surreptitiously helps Doc “materialize” an elephant by racing to the zoo at faster-than-light speed and delivering the gigantic animal to the lawn party in the twinkling of an eye. Since no one at the party is aware of Superman’s presence, Doc and Flannelhead and all of the party guests attribute the appearance of the elephant to Doc’s “magical powers.”<br /> <br /> One guest who is particularly impressed, however, is “confidence man and flim-flam artist” [[Roger “Nifty” Nolan]]. Posing as the president of a home for foundlings, Nolan plays on Doc’s and Flannelhead gullibility and warm-heartedness in order to make them his dupes in a scheme to bilk two stingy [[Metropolis]] millionaires out of $250,000. Nolan persuades the well-meaning magicians to use their magic powers to place the two millionaires in “perilous situations where they will be as helpless as foundlings,” so that, continues Nolan, “they will realize that money is not everything” and freely contribute $250,000 toward the construction of a new home for foundlings.<br /> <br /> Realizing from the outset that Nolan intends to wait until Hocus and Pocus have solicited the contributions from the two millionaires and then murder the two magicians and abscond with the money, Superman nevertheless works invisibly behind the scenes to make Doc’s “magic” work in order to help the magicians acquire the funds needed to build the new foundling home. Then, just as the ruthless confidence man is on the verge of killing Hocus and Pocus, the Man of Steel intervenes to apprehend Nolan and rescue the well-meaning magicians from his clutches. Nolan will go to jail, the new foundling home will be built, and Doc still believes he possesses magical powers (Act No. 8 “The Adventure of the Stingy Men”).<br /> <br /> In June 1946, Doc and Flannelhead attend a magicians’ convention, where a prize of $25,000 is being offered to the magician who can perform a magic trick capable of stumping all the other magicians. When unscrupulous magician [[Conrad the Conjurer]], convinced that he will never be able to outdo Hocus and Pocus, hires some hoodlums to kidnap the two magicians to prevent them from being on hand to compete for the prize money, Superman intervenes to apprehend Conrad the Conjurer and his cohorts and rescue Hocus and Pocus from the villains’ clutches.<br /> <br /> Soon afterward, another magician at the convention, [[Gregor the Great]], hires Hocus and Pocus to recover the secret plans for the fantastic new trick he intends to perform in the magicians’ contest, which have been stolen by criminals and are being held for $10,000 ransom. With some invisible assistance from the [[Man of Steel]], Hocus and Pocus succeed in recovering Gregor’s plans and capturing the criminals. Hocus and Pocus are unaware, however, that the real purpose of Gregor’s trick—an elaborate escape illusion involving Gregor’s being imprisoned in an airtight steel box submerged in a tank of water—is to enable him to rob the safe of the hotel where the convention is being held by escaping unseen from the specially constructed steel box during the performance of his trick, looting the safe, and then returning to the box in time to “escape” from it for the finale of his trick, Superman, however, has discovered Gregor’s real motive for performing this particular trick, and, working at invisible super-speed, he apprehends Gregor in the act of robbing the hotel safe, while making it appear that Hocus and Pocus have thwarted the robbery by means of their magic. Indeed, at story’s end, Hocus and Pocus have won the magicians’ contest, still under the delusion that Doc can actually perform real magic (Act No. 97:“The Magician’s Convention!”)<br /> <br /> In March-April 1947, while [[Clark Kent]] and [[Lois Lane]] are visiting the office of Hocus and Pocus in order to interview them for the [[Daily Planet]], Lois accidentally trips over a balcony railing and plummets toward seemingly certain doom on the sidewalk below. Just as Clark Kent is about to leap to Lois’s rescue, even at the cost of betraying his secret identity! Doc gets the idea of using his “magic” to transform Clark Kent into Superman so that Kent can fly through the air to rescue Lois. And so, in hopes of protecting the secret of his dual identity. Kent rescues the fatling Lois and then pretends that it was Doc’s magical powers that enabled him to temporarily change into Superman.<br /> <br /> A complication arises; however, when Doc offers to demonstrate his “powers” again by using them to endow Lois Lane with super-powers, for now, in order to protect his own identity, Superman must contrive to make it appear as though Doc has actually succeeded in conferring super-powers on Lois. And so, in the period that follows, Superman works behind the scenes to make it seem that Lois lane has become magically transformed into a “[[Superwoman]],” as when he makes it appear that she has single handedly apprehended the notorious BBB Gang, a “cold, violent, inhuman” underworld trio “whose vicious crimes blot the police ledgers of 16 slates!” <br /> <br /> Ultimately, however, by means of an elaborate ruse designed to make Lois feel that it is unfeminine to be super-powerful, Superman persuades Lois to pay Hocus to use his “magic” to deprive her of her super-powers and turn her back into plain Lois lane again. Everyone concerned, except for Superman, believes that it was Doc’s powers that gave Lois super-powers and then took them away again. Only the Man of Steel knows that it was only his surreptitious intervention that, for a time, transformed Lois Lane into a superwoman (S No. 45/1: “Lois Lane, Superwoman!”).<br /> <br /> Eventually, Lois Lane learned of the secret behind the duo's magic, when she married Clark Kent. When next they met, Hocus and Pocus aided the couple in defeating [[Alexei Luthor of Earth-Two|Alexei Luthor]] who was using an apparently magical mask. Hocus was through some unknown means able to manipulate the energy from the mask to do his bidding with help from Superman.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Magic]]<br /> [[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Alexei_Luthor_of_Earth-2 2006-11-20T01:00:53Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Alexei Luthor of Earth-2.jpg|left]]<br /> The Earth-2 counterpart of [[Lex Luthor]] (DCCPA No. 1, 1982: &quot;Crisis on Three Earths&quot;). Unlike his Earth-1 doppleganger, this Luthor did not meet his [[Kryptonian]] archnemesis, the [[Superman of Earth-2]], until they were both adults (Act No. 23, Apr 1940). Also unlike the Earth-1 Luthor, Alexei appears to never have lost his full head of red hair.<br /> <br /> Several 1940's tales chronicling Luthor's battles with Superman retroactively show him with a full head of red-hair, such as the All-Star Squadron retelling of a portion of the 1941 Power Stone series of tales. This Luthor bedeviled Superman repeatedly after he was married to Lois Lane, such as when he learned of his adversary's weakness to Kryptonite with the help of [[Swami Rivers]] and when he used a &quot;magic&quot; mask and was thwarted by the pair known as [[Hocus and Pocus]].<br /> <br /> Decades later, the villain [[Brainiac]] murdered Luthor when he disputed taking orders from his Earth-One counterpart.<br /> <br /> [[category:Entries|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[category:People|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[category:Scientists|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[category:Villains|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Lex Luthor|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[category:Earth-2|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)|Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Phantom_Zone 2006-11-20T00:34:30Z

<p>Netministrator: What? No Dru-Zod in the commentary? I'm stunned.</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:P-zone.jpg|left]]<br /> A weird “twilight dimension”—first discovered by [[Superman]]’s father, [[Jor-El]]—to which [[Kryptonian]] criminals were banished to serve out their sentences as disembodied wraiths (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!” and many others). Inside the Phantom Zone, its exiled inhabitants exist in a “phantom state” (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”), unaging, requiring no food, air, or water (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others), communicating with one another telepathically (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”; and others), able to observe every thing that takes place in the physical universe— either on Earth (Ad No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others), or in outer space (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”; and others)—even though they cannot be seen or heard themselves (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others). By observing Superman from inside the Phantom Zone, all its inhabitants have learned that he is secretly [[Clark Kent]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> Before Jor-El’s discovery of the Phantom Zone, Kryptonians who perpetrated serious crimes were exiled into outer space in a state of suspended animation inside specially constructed space capsules (S No. 65/3, Jul/Aug 1950: “Three Supermen from Krypton!”). The criminals imprisoned inside these “prison satellites” were placed in suspended animation by means of a special sleep gas, and chunks of a glowing crystalline mineral—capable of cleansing their brains of criminal tendencies in a hundred years’ time—were placed on their foreheads so that ultimately, once their sentence was served, they might take up constructive roles in Kryptonian society (S No. 123, Aug 1958: chs. 1-3—”The Girl of Steel’: “The Lost Super-Powers”; “Superman’s Return to Krypton”).<br /> <br /> The practice of exiling criminals into outer space was terminated after Jor-El discovered the Phantom Zone, to which convicted felons could be banished by means of an ingenious “[[Phantom Zone Projector]]” (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: ”The Babe of Steel!”; and many others), or “Phantom Zone Ray Projector” (Act No. 311, Apr 1964: “Superman, King of Earth!”), of Jor-El’s own invention. Exile into this twilight world proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Phantom Zone outlaws, however, for it enabled them to survive when the planet Krypton exploded. To this day, these villains hover invisibly in their twilight dimension, waiting their opportunity to escape from the Zone and “take over the Earth” (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> Once projected into the Phantom Zone, “all inhabitants gain the power to converse one another via telepathy” (S No. 158, Jan 1963: “Super man in [[Kandor]]” pts. I-III—”Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!”; “The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!”; “The City of Super-People!”; and others). For a time, however, their only means of communicating with the physical world was by beaming telepathic messages to individuals outside the Zone who possessed telepathic powers, such as [[Saturn Girl]], and [[Lori Lemaris]] (S No.156, Oct 1962: “The Last Days of Superman!” pts. I.IlI—”Superman’s Death Sentence!”; “The Super-Comrades of All Time!”; “Super man’s Last Day of Life!”), although, on at least one occasion, they succeeded in communicating with Superman by concentrating, in unison, on a single telepathic message (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”). Similarly, Superman’s only means of contacting the Phantom Zone outlaws was through his telepathic friends (S No. 156, Oct 1962: “The Last Days of Superman” pts. I.II).<br /> <br /> By November 1962, however, Superman has invented the “Zone-ophone,” a large television-type picture tube equipped with a microphone and speaker which enables him to peer into the Phantom Zone while communicating orally with the Phantom Zone prisoners. “Wonderful! My zone-ophone works!” thinks Superman after his device has passed its maiden test. “I can communicate with Phantom Zone prisoners... – The invention’s screen enables me to look into the Zone!” (S No. 157/i: “The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”). By February 1964 this device, here referred to as “the Phantom Zone viewer and [[Zone-O-Phone]],” has come to consist of a televisionlike viewing screen equipped with a headset and microphone for verbal communication (S No. 167: “The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!” pts. I-IU—”The Deadly Duo!”; “The Downfall of Superman!”; “The Hour of Kandor’s Vengeance!”; see also Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> By August 1963, Superman has developed a ray gun like Phantom Zone “view-finder,” with which he can peer into the Phantom Zone to assure himself that all the Zone’s inhabitants are present and accounted for (S No. 163/1: “Wonder-Man, the New Hero of Metropolis!”).<br /> <br /> Once each year, in Kandor’s majestic Hall Of Justice, the Phantom Zone Parole Board meets to consider the pleas of Phantom Zone prisoners seeking parole. A giant “monitor screen equipped with a zone o-phone” is used by the parole board members to communicate with the prisoners, and those inmates deemed worthy of parole are released from the Phantom Zone to begin new lives as Kandorian citizens (Act No- 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> Superman is also able to release inmates from the Phantom Zone by means of the “Phantom Zone ray-gun” he keeps in his [[Fortress of Solitude]]. In November 1962 Superman uses the device to free [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone after verifying with the aid of a surviving cache of “radio-visual tapes” from the files of the Kryptonian police—that Quex-Ul has served out the full sentence meted out to him by Kryptonian authorities (S No. 157/1: ‘The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> The decision to release an inmate from the Phantom Zone is an extremely grave matter, however, for the inmates of the Zone, like all surviving Kryptonians, acquire super-powers identical to Superman’s in the environment of Earth and could easily turn these awesome powers toward the pursuit of villainous ambitions. When Superman releases [[Jax-Ur]] from the Phantom Zone for a twenty-four hour period in March 1964, he uses a special “release ray” to make the villain materialize in his Fortress of Solitude, and then clamps an ingenious metal bracelet—called a “zone-shackle”-—on the convict’s wrist. “Should you refuse to let me return you to the Phantom Zone after 24 hours,” explains Superman, “it will dissolve your atomic structure and automatically return you there anyway!” In addition, if Jax-Ur attempts to tamper with or remove the zone-shackle, he will find himself automatically banished to “a fiery, barren planet under a red sun,” where, like any Kryptonian, he would instantly be deprived of his super-powers (Act No. 810: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> The Phantom Zone outlaws have an abiding hatred of Superman and, almost to a man, they pray for the day when they can escape the Zone and “take over the Earth” (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”). According to Superman No. 157/1, “These invisible villains hate Superman because he possesses mighty super-powers which they, too, would have if they weren’t prisoners in the twilight dimension!” (Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”), but a more plausible explanation for the enmity they bear Superman lies in the fact that Superman is the most visible surviving representative of the society that exiled them; that, in large measure, he holds the key to keeping them prisoner or setting them free; and that it was the testimony of his father, Jor-El, that was instrumental in dooming many of their number to long terms in the Phantom Zone (S No. 153/3, May 1962: “The Town of Supermen!”; and others).<br /> <br /> Over the years, a number of occurrences, both natural and man-made, have enabled Phantom Zone outlaws to escape the Zone. By May 1962, for example, a “50-megaton atomic test blast on Earth [has] ripped open a hole in the Phantom Zone,” allowing eight criminals to escape before finally closing up again (S No. 153/3: “The Town of Supermen!”). In October 1963, the explosion in outer space of an atomic missile from a Polaris submarine causes a temporary gap in the Phantom Zone through which the villain [[Ras-Krom]] escapes to freedom (S No. 164/2: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”) A hole in the Phantom Zone caused by “the electrical ions of the Aurora Borealis” in January 1962 is closed by Superman, [[Supergirl]], and [[Krypto]] before it becomes large enough to allow any of the imprisoned “super-villains” to escape (Act No. 284: “The Babe of Steel!”).<br /> [[Image:PZLBB.jpg|thumb|Superman Little Big Book with Phantom Zone Villians]]<br /> Over the years, the inhabitants of the Phantom Zone have included [[General Zod]], [[Jax-Ur]] and Professor [[Vakox]] (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others); [[Dr. Xadu]], a “villainous scientist” (SA No. 5, Sum 1962) sentenced to thirty years in the Phantom Zone for doing “a forbidden experiment in suspended animation” (S No. 150/1, Jan 1962: “The One Minute of Doom!”); [[Ral-En]], the son of [[Mag-En]] (S No.154/2, Jul 1962: “Krypton's First Superman!”); [[Quex-Ul]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”); [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963:“The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”); and the eight unidentified Phantom Zone escapees whom Superman encounters in the town of [[Drywood Gulch]] in May 1962 (S No. 153/3: “The Town of Supermen!”). [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]], a close friend of Superman, is the only inhabitant of the Phantom Zone who was not sent there for any crime (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others). A complete “microfilm gallery of Phantom Zone criminals, a gift [to Superman] from law officials in the miniature city of [[Kandor]],” is kept for safekeeping in the [[Fortress of Solitude]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1962, the Phantom Zone prisoners seem on the verge of escaping from the Phantom Zone after “the electrical ions of the Aurora Borealis have opened a small hole in the Phantom Zone which is steadily widening,” threatening to release the exiled “super-villains” into the earthly dimension as soon as it becomes “big enough for the Phantom Zone criminals to squeeze through!” Alerted to the threat, however, by their friend Mon-El, Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto the Superdog use the combined power of their X-ray vision to burn up the Aurora Borealis, thereby sealing up the opening through which the villains had hoped to make their escape (Act No. 284: ‘The Babe of Steel!”). During this same period, the Phantom Zone outlaws, like all other Kryptonian survivors, bow their heads in silence in solemn commemoration of “the anniversary of the destruction of Krypton...” (S No.150/1 Jan 1962:”The One Minute of Doom!”).<br /> <br /> In October 1962, after exposure to [[Red Kryptonite]] has temporarily transformed Superman into two separate individuals, a mature, responsible [[Clark Kent]] and an unprincipled, irresponsible Superman, the arrogant Superman imprisons Krypto the Super dog, Supergirl, and the entire city of Kandor in the Phantom Zone in order to prevent them from interfering with his plan to keep the personalities of Clark Kent and Superman separate forever. Ultimately, however, Clark Kent frees his friends from the Phantom Zone, and soon afterward he succeeds in bringing about the reuniting of Clark Kent and Superman into a single individual (Act No. 293: ‘The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent!”). During this same period, when Superman is believed to be dying of exposure to [[Virus X]], an incurable Kryptonian malady, Mon-El beams a telepathic message to [[Saturn Girl]] from inside the Phantom Zone informing her that Superman is not suffering from exposure to Virus X at all, but merely from the effects of a kryptonite nugget that has become accidentally lodged in [[Jimmy Olsen]]’s camera (S No. 156, Oct 1962:<br /> “The Last Days of Superman!” pt I-I “Superman’s Death Sentence!”; “The Super- Comrades of All Time!”; “Superman’s Last Day of Life!”).<br /> <br /> In November 1962 Superman releases [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone (S No. 157/1: ‘The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1963, in order to hide from the cohorts the “fanatic scientist” [[Than-Ol]] Superman and Jimmy Olsen project themselves into the Phantom Zone, then materialize in the Fortress of Solitude one hour later, when the coast is clear. “On the chance that some day I’d have to hide out in the Phantom Zone,” explains Superman, “I recently equipped this [Phantom Zone] projector with a timing device that would automatically release anyone it had sent into the Zone after a period of one hour!” (S No. 158: “Superman in Kandor” pts. I-III—”Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!”; “The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!”; “The City of Super-People!”).<br /> <br /> In October 1963, Superman battles the Phantom Zone escapee [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”).<br /> <br /> In March 1964, Superman thwarts an elaborate scheme by the Phantom Zone outlaw [[Jax-Ur]] to blackmail him into setting free all the Phantom Zone convicts (Act No. 310: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> While valuing the Zone as a method of practical containment for existing Kryptonian inmates as well as its utility in sheltering Mon-El while he was dying of lead poisoning, Superman may harbor some concerns about the justness of its use as punishment. For example, when the villain [[Mongul]] snares him in the grip of the [[Black Mercy]] plant he dreams of an ideal life on Krypton. As this fantasy decays into a nightmare, he imagines [[Kara]] being severely wounded in an attack by a militant opposed to the Phantom Zone. With her is literature denouncing the the penal use of the Zone saying, &quot;Just because it doesn't hurt, doesn't mean it doesn't torture. Release all Phantom Zone prisoners at once!&quot; (SA No. 11, 1985: &quot;For The Man Who Has Everything&quot;).<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Zone Wikipedia Entry on the Phantom Zone]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Dimensional Realms]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Phantom_Zone 2006-11-20T00:27:39Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:P-zone.jpg|left]]<br /> A weird “twilight dimension”—first discovered by [[Superman]]’s father, [[Jor-El]]—to which [[Kryptonian]] criminals were banished to serve out their sentences as disembodied wraiths (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!” and many others). Inside the Phantom Zone, its exiled inhabitants exist in a “phantom state” (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”), unaging, requiring no food, air, or water (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others), communicating with one another telepathically (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”; and others), able to observe every thing that takes place in the physical universe— either on Earth (Ad No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others), or in outer space (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”; and others)—even though they cannot be seen or heard themselves (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others). By observing Superman from inside the Phantom Zone, all its inhabitants have learned that he is secretly [[Clark Kent]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> Before Jor-El’s discovery of the Phantom Zone, Kryptonians who perpetrated serious crimes were exiled into outer space in a state of suspended animation inside specially constructed space capsules (S No. 65/3, Jul/Aug 1950: “Three Supermen from Krypton!”). The criminals imprisoned inside these “prison satellites” were placed in suspended animation by means of a special sleep gas, and chunks of a glowing crystalline mineral—capable of cleansing their brains of criminal tendencies in a hundred years’ time—were placed on their foreheads so that ultimately, once their sentence was served, they might take up constructive roles in Kryptonian society (S No. 123, Aug 1958: chs. 1-3—”The Girl of Steel’: “The Lost Super-Powers”; “Superman’s Return to Krypton”).<br /> <br /> The practice of exiling criminals into outer space was terminated after Jor-El discovered the Phantom Zone, to which convicted felons could be banished by means of an ingenious “[[Phantom Zone Projector]]” (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: ”The Babe of Steel!”; and many others), or “Phantom Zone Ray Projector” (Act No. 311, Apr 1964: “Superman, King of Earth!”), of Jor-El’s own invention. Exile into this twilight world proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Phantom Zone outlaws, however, for it enabled them to survive when the planet Krypton exploded. To this day, these villains hover invisibly in their twilight dimension, waiting their opportunity to escape from the Zone and “take over the Earth” (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> Once projected into the Phantom Zone, “all inhabitants gain the power to converse one another via telepathy” (S No. 158, Jan 1963: “Super man in [[Kandor]]” pts. I-III—”Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!”; “The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!”; “The City of Super-People!”; and others). For a time, however, their only means of communicating with the physical world was by beaming telepathic messages to individuals outside the Zone who possessed telepathic powers, such as [[Saturn Girl]], and [[Lori Lemaris]] (S No.156, Oct 1962: “The Last Days of Superman!” pts. I.IlI—”Superman’s Death Sentence!”; “The Super-Comrades of All Time!”; “Super man’s Last Day of Life!”), although, on at least one occasion, they succeeded in communicating with Superman by concentrating, in unison, on a single telepathic message (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”). Similarly, Superman’s only means of contacting the Phantom Zone outlaws was through his telepathic friends (S No. 156, Oct 1962: “The Last Days of Superman” pts. I.II).<br /> <br /> By November 1962, however, Superman has invented the “Zone-ophone,” a large television-type picture tube equipped with a microphone and speaker which enables him to peer into the Phantom Zone while communicating orally with the Phantom Zone prisoners. “Wonderful! My zone-ophone works!” thinks Superman after his device has passed its maiden test. “I can communicate with Phantom Zone prisoners... – The invention’s screen enables me to look into the Zone!” (S No. 157/i: “The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”). By February 1964 this device, here referred to as “the Phantom Zone viewer and [[Zone-O-Phone]],” has come to consist of a televisionlike viewing screen equipped with a headset and microphone for verbal communication (S No. 167: “The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!” pts. I-IU—”The Deadly Duo!”; “The Downfall of Superman!”; “The Hour of Kandor’s Vengeance!”; see also Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> By August 1963, Superman has developed a ray gun like Phantom Zone “view-finder,” with which he can peer into the Phantom Zone to assure himself that all the Zone’s inhabitants are present and accounted for (S No. 163/1: “Wonder-Man, the New Hero of Metropolis!”).<br /> <br /> Once each year, in Kandor’s majestic Hall Of Justice, the Phantom Zone Parole Board meets to consider the pleas of Phantom Zone prisoners seeking parole. A giant “monitor screen equipped with a zone o-phone” is used by the parole board members to communicate with the prisoners, and those inmates deemed worthy of parole are released from the Phantom Zone to begin new lives as Kandorian citizens (Act No- 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> Superman is also able to release inmates from the Phantom Zone by means of the “Phantom Zone ray-gun” he keeps in his [[Fortress of Solitude]]. In November 1962 Superman uses the device to free [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone after verifying with the aid of a surviving cache of “radio-visual tapes” from the files of the Kryptonian police—that Quex-Ul has served out the full sentence meted out to him by Kryptonian authorities (S No. 157/1: ‘The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> The decision to release an inmate from the Phantom Zone is an extremely grave matter, however, for the inmates of the Zone, like all surviving Kryptonians, acquire super-powers identical to Superman’s in the environment of Earth and could easily turn these awesome powers toward the pursuit of villainous ambitions. When Superman releases [[Jax-Ur]] from the Phantom Zone for a twenty-four hour period in March 1964, he uses a special “release ray” to make the villain materialize in his Fortress of Solitude, and then clamps an ingenious metal bracelet—called a “zone-shackle”-—on the convict’s wrist. “Should you refuse to let me return you to the Phantom Zone after 24 hours,” explains Superman, “it will dissolve your atomic structure and automatically return you there anyway!” In addition, if Jax-Ur attempts to tamper with or remove the zone-shackle, he will find himself automatically banished to “a fiery, barren planet under a red sun,” where, like any Kryptonian, he would instantly be deprived of his super-powers (Act No. 810: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> The Phantom Zone outlaws have an abiding hatred of Superman and, almost to a man, they pray for the day when they can escape the Zone and “take over the Earth” (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”). According to Superman No. 157/1, “These invisible villains hate Superman because he possesses mighty super-powers which they, too, would have if they weren’t prisoners in the twilight dimension!” (Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”), but a more plausible explanation for the enmity they bear Superman lies in the fact that Superman is the most visible surviving representative of the society that exiled them; that, in large measure, he holds the key to keeping them prisoner or setting them free; and that it was the testimony of his father, Jor-El, that was instrumental in dooming many of their number to long terms in the Phantom Zone (S No. 153/3, May 1962: “The Town of Supermen!”; and others).<br /> <br /> Over the years, a number of occurrences, both natural and man-made, have enabled Phantom Zone outlaws to escape the Zone. By May 1962, for example, a “50-megaton atomic test blast on Earth [has] ripped open a hole in the Phantom Zone,” allowing eight criminals to escape before finally closing up again (S No. 153/3: “The Town of Supermen!”). In October 1963, the explosion in outer space of an atomic missile from a Polaris submarine causes a temporary gap in the Phantom Zone through which the villain [[Ras-Krom]] escapes to freedom (S No. 164/2: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”) A hole in the Phantom Zone caused by “the electrical ions of the Aurora Borealis” in January 1962 is closed by Superman, [[Supergirl]], and [[Krypto]] before it becomes large enough to allow any of the imprisoned “super-villains” to escape (Act No. 284: “The Babe of Steel!”).<br /> [[Image:PZLBB.jpg|thumb|Superman Little Big Book with Phantom Zone Villians]]<br /> Over the years, the inhabitants of the Phantom Zone have included [[Jax-Ur]] and Professor [[Vakox]] (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others); [[Dr. Xadu]], a “villainous scientist” (SA No. 5, Sum 1962) sentenced to thirty years in the Phantom Zone for doing “a forbidden experiment in suspended animation” (S No. 150/1, Jan 1962: “The One Minute of Doom!”); [[Ral-En]], the son of [[Mag-En]] (S No.154/2, Jul 1962: “Krypton's First Superman!”); [[Quex-Ul]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”); [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963:“The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”); and the eight unidentified Phantom Zone escapees whom Superman encounters in the town of [[Drywood Gulch]] in May 1962 (S No. 153/3: “The Town of Supermen!”). [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]], a close friend of Superman, is the only inhabitant of the Phantom Zone who was not sent there for any crime (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others). A complete “microfilm gallery of Phantom Zone criminals, a gift [to Superman] from law officials in the miniature city of [[Kandor]],” is kept for safekeeping in the [[Fortress of Solitude]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1962, the Phantom Zone prisoners seem on the verge of escaping from the Phantom Zone after “the electrical ions of the Aurora Borealis have opened a small hole in the Phantom Zone which is steadily widening,” threatening to release the exiled “super-villains” into the earthly dimension as soon as it becomes “big enough for the Phantom Zone criminals to squeeze through!” Alerted to the threat, however, by their friend Mon-El, Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto the Superdog use the combined power of their X-ray vision to burn up the Aurora Borealis, thereby sealing up the opening through which the villains had hoped to make their escape (Act No. 284: ‘The Babe of Steel!”). During this same period, the Phantom Zone outlaws, like all other Kryptonian survivors, bow their heads in silence in solemn commemoration of “the anniversary of the destruction of Krypton...” (S No.150/1 Jan 1962:”The One Minute of Doom!”).<br /> <br /> In October 1962, after exposure to [[Red Kryptonite]] has temporarily transformed Superman into two separate individuals, a mature, responsible [[Clark Kent]] and an unprincipled, irresponsible Superman, the arrogant Superman imprisons Krypto the Super dog, Supergirl, and the entire city of Kandor in the Phantom Zone in order to prevent them from interfering with his plan to keep the personalities of Clark Kent and Superman separate forever. Ultimately, however, Clark Kent frees his friends from the Phantom Zone, and soon afterward he succeeds in bringing about the reuniting of Clark Kent and Superman into a single individual (Act No. 293: ‘The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent!”). During this same period, when Superman is believed to be dying of exposure to [[Virus X]], an incurable Kryptonian malady, Mon-El beams a telepathic message to [[Saturn Girl]] from inside the Phantom Zone informing her that Superman is not suffering from exposure to Virus X at all, but merely from the effects of a kryptonite nugget that has become accidentally lodged in [[Jimmy Olsen]]’s camera (S No. 156, Oct 1962:<br /> “The Last Days of Superman!” pt I-I “Superman’s Death Sentence!”; “The Super- Comrades of All Time!”; “Superman’s Last Day of Life!”).<br /> <br /> In November 1962 Superman releases [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone (S No. 157/1: ‘The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1963, in order to hide from the cohorts the “fanatic scientist” [[Than-Ol]] Superman and Jimmy Olsen project themselves into the Phantom Zone, then materialize in the Fortress of Solitude one hour later, when the coast is clear. “On the chance that some day I’d have to hide out in the Phantom Zone,” explains Superman, “I recently equipped this [Phantom Zone] projector with a timing device that would automatically release anyone it had sent into the Zone after a period of one hour!” (S No. 158: “Superman in Kandor” pts. I-III—”Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!”; “The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!”; “The City of Super-People!”).<br /> <br /> In October 1963, Superman battles the Phantom Zone escapee [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”).<br /> <br /> In March 1964, Superman thwarts an elaborate scheme by the Phantom Zone outlaw [[Jax-Ur]] to blackmail him into setting free all the Phantom Zone convicts (Act No. 310: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> While valuing the Zone as a method of practical containment for existing Kryptonian inmates as well as its utility in sheltering Mon-El while he was dying of lead poisoning, Superman may harbor some concerns about the justness of its use as punishment. For example, when the villain [[Mongul]] snares him in the grip of the [[Black Mercy]] plant he dreams of an ideal life on Krypton. As this fantasy decays into a nightmare, he imagines [[Kara]] being severely wounded in an attack by a militant opposed to the Phantom Zone. With her is literature denouncing the the penal use of the Zone saying, &quot;Just because it doesn't hurt, doesn't mean it doesn't torture. Release all Phantom Zone prisoners at once!&quot; (SA No. 11, 1985: &quot;For The Man Who Has Everything&quot;).<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Zone Wikipedia Entry on the Phantom Zone]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Dimensional Realms]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Brainiac_5 2006-11-20T00:25:15Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>Originally thought to be the descendant of the original [[Brainiac]], Brainiac 5 is actually descended from [[Brainiac II]] (Vril Dox), who was adopted by Brainiac I to hide his origin.<br /> <br /> Brainiac 5 (real name: Querl Dox) is a member of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] in 30th Century [[Metropolis]] (Act No. 276/2, May 1961: &quot;The Three Super Girl-Friends&quot;; and others). Possessed of a 12th level intelligence commmon to his homeworld of [[Colu]], his many inventions have included the Legionnaires' time-traveling bubble, the cure for [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]]'s lead poisoning, flying belts, flight rings, and [[Computo]].<br /> <br /> Both [[Supergirl]] and Brainiac 5 applied for Legion membership at the same thing but Supergirl was rejected as [[Red Kryptonite]] had turned her into a [[Superwoman]] and over the 21-year age limit for membership (Act No. 276/2, May 1961: &quot;The Three Super Girl-Friends&quot;).<br /> <br /> As depicted in the chronicles repeatedly, Brainiac 5 and Supergirl are sweet on each other.<br /> <br /> Note: the original future timeframe of the Legion of Super-Heroes is chronicled as the late twenty-first century, hence only four generations separated Brainiac 5 from his namesake &quot;ancestor.&quot; The bulk of the Legion stories are firmly placed in the 30th century, and the character's name is unchanged.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainiac_5 Wikipedia entry on Brainiac 5]<br /> <br /> [http://members.shaw.ca/legion_roll_call/legionnaires/brainiac_5/ Brainy's entry at the LSH Clubhouse]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Aliens]]<br /> [[Category:Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Scientists]]<br /> [[Category:Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Legion_of_Super-Heroes 2006-11-20T00:24:39Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superboy147_featuring_the_Legion_of_Super_Heroes.jpg|thumb|right|Superboy No. 147 art by Curt Swan]] <br /> <br /> An organization of teenaged crimefighters and adventurers&amp;mdash;representing Earth and more than a score of far-flung planets and consisting, all in all, of several dozen active members, honorary members, and reservists&amp;mdash;each of whom possesses some unique super-power distinct from those possessed by every other member of the group. The Legion makes its headquarters in the city of [[Metropolis]] in the thirtieth century A.D., where it is primarily active.<br /> <br /> Among the Legion's many members are [[Cosmic Boy]], [[Saturn Girl]], [[Lightning Lad]],[[Triplicate Girl]], [[Phantom Girl]], [[Chameleon Boy]], [[Colossal Boy]], [[Invisible Kid]], [[Brainiac 5]], [[Ultra Boy]], [[Star Boy]], [[Shrinking Violet]], [[Sun Boy]], [[Bouncing Boy]], [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]], [[Matter-Eater Lad]], and [[Element Lad]]. When [[Superman]] was a teenager (see [[Superboy]]), he journeyed into the future and joined the Legion. [[Supergirl]] is also a member of the Legion (because Superboy meets Supergirl &quot;before&quot; his memory of encountering her as Superman, she must place a hypnotic suggestion to erase his memory whenever they meet in the 30th century). [[Jimmy Olsen]] is an honorary member of the Legion under the name [[Elastic Lad]]. The Legion's &quot;animal branch&quot; is known as the [[Legion of Super-Pets]]. The Legionnaires are fully aware that [[Clark Kent]] is secretly Superman. From the time the Legion meets Superboy onward, the post of Legion Leader is held by Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Invisible Kid, and Ultra Boy, during parts of this interval, Superboy, Saturn Girl, and Mon-El serve as Deputy Leaders.<br /> <br /> [[Image:Adv_342.jpg|left|thumb|Adv No. 342 &quot;The Legionnaire Who Killed!&quot;Art by Swan &amp; Klein]] <br /> <br /> Since Superboy/Superman has the power to [[Time Travel|travel in time]], it is possible for him to journey to the thirtieth century A.D. to visit the Legion either during the period when they are teen-agers or during the period when they are adults. By the same token, since the Legionnaires are able to time-travel also, it is possible for them to return to the twentieth century to visit Superman either as teen-agers or as adults. For this reason, the Legionnaires appear in the chronicles sometimes as teen-agers and sometimes as adults. And as adults, the Legionnaires often have different names from the ones they employed as teen-agers. The adult Cosmic Boy is called [[Cosmic Man]]; the adult Lightning Lad is called [[Lightning Man]]; the adult Saturn Girl is called [[Saturn Woman]]; and so on (See [[Adult Legion of Super-Heroes]]).<br /> <br /> In August 1961, three adult Legionnaires, Cosmic Man, Lightning Man, and Saturn Woman, join forces with Superman in his battle with [[Lex Luthor]] and the the [[Legion of Super-Villains]] (S No. 147: “The Legion of Super-Villains!”). (See [[Legion of Super-Villains]] for more information on this encounter)<br /> <br /> By April 1962, six teen-aged Legionnaires— Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and Sun Boy—have created ingeniously lifelike robots of [[Clark Kent]], [[Jimmy Olsen]], [[Lois Lane]], and [[Perry White]] as part of an elaborate hoax they intend to play on Superman and Supergirl to commemorate the anniversary of Supergirl’s arrival on Earth. Knowing that Superman will fly the robots to his [[Fortress of Solitude]] for a detailed examination once he has ascertained that they are robots and not real people, the Legionnaires have concealed the components of their anniversary gift inside the robots’ bodies and programmed the Clark Kent robot to assemble the present, as well as to let the six Legionnaires into the locked Fortress, while Superman and Supergirl are fast asleep. Indeed, late that night, when an alarm goes off signaling the presence of intruders in the Fortress, Superman and Supergirl race to the entrance to discover the six Legionnaires standing proudly alongside their gift: colorful sculpted busts of themselves, Superman, and Supergirl (S No. 152/1: “The Robot Master!”).<br /> <br /> In August 1962, two adult Legionnaire, Cosmic Man and Lightning Man, pose as [[Hercules]] and [[Samson]], “two of the mightiest men of all time,” as part of an elaborate ruse, devised by Superman, for uncovering the hiding place of [[Duke Marple]]’s stolen loot and bringing the “notorious gang-leader” to justice (S No. 155/2: “The Downfall of Superman!”).<br /> <br /> In October 1962, when Superman is believed to be dying of an incurable malady, the Legion of Super-Heroes, including Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, the Invisible Kid, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, and Triplicate Girl,is summoned to the twentieth century by Supergirl to help carry out the gigantic super-tasks that Superman hopes to fulfill as his final legacy to humanity, including the destruction of a “vast cloud of fungus in distant space, that will some day reach Earth and blight all plant life,” and the melting of the Antarctic ice, “to make Antarctica a fit place for millions to live in the future,” thus ensuring “a home for Earth’s expanding population ...!” (S No. 156: “The Last Days of Superman!” pts. I-III: ”Superman’s Death Sentence!”; “The Super-Comrades of All Time!”; “Superman’s Last Day of Life!”).<br /> <br /> In November 1962, when Superman Day is celebrated in Metropolis, a delegation of teen-aged Legionnaires are among those on hand to attend the festivities (S No. 157/3: “Superman’s Day of Doom!”).<br /> <br /> In November 1963, Saturn Woman poses as the enchantress [[Circe]] as part of Superman’s plan to defeat the [[Superman Revenge Squad]] (S No. 165/1: pts. I-II: ”Beauty and the Super-Beast!”; “Circe’s Super-Slave”).<br /> <br /> When Metropolis television station [[WMET-TV]] inaugurates its new “Our American Heroes” series with a program honoring Superman, “our greatest American hero,” a delegation of teen-aged Legionnaires appears on the show along with Superman’s other friends and admirers to help pay tribute to the Man of Steel (Act No. 309, Feb 1964: “The Superman Super-Spectacular!”)<br /> <br /> In October 1964, after Superman has been deprived of his super-powers by the baleful radiations of a mysterious green comet, three teen-aged Legionnaires; Cosmic Boy, the Invisible Kid, and Saturn Girl, use a “time-force wave carrier” in the Legion’s thirtieth-century Clubhouse to endow Superman temporarily with their various powers so that he can use them in his upcoming battle with Lex Luthor and [[Brainiac]] For a period of “a few hours,” therefore, until his borrowed powers fade and vanish, Superman is equipped with Cosmic Boy’s “power of super-magnetism,” the Invisible Kid’s “power of invisibility,” and Saturn Girl’s “power of telepathic thought-casting” (S No. 172: ”The New Superman!”; “Clark Kent—Former Superman!”; “The Struggle of the Two Supermen!”) (TGSB).<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes Wikipedia entry on the LSH]<br /> *[http://members.shaw.ca/legion_of_super-heroes/ The LSH Clubhouse]<br /> *[http://www.legionworld.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=000045;p=1 Legion World Who's Who]<br /> *[http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/indexes/newindexes.php?character=legion LSH Index by Mike]<br /> <br /> === External Links to Online Comics ===<br /> <br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales3/clubhouse/ '''&quot;The Secret Origin of the Legion Clubhouse&quot;'''] UNPUBLISHED<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/ultra/ '''&quot;The Boy with the Ultra Powers!&quot;'''] from Superboy No. 98<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales4/traitors/ '''&quot;Superboy and The Five Legion Traitors&quot;'''] from Superboy No. 117<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Aliens]]<br /> [[Category:Groups and Organizations]]<br /> [[Category:Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Pete_Ross 2006-11-20T00:24:04Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Pete_Ross.jpg|left|by Curt Swan &amp; Jack Abel]] [[Image:Superboy 106.jpg|thumb|right|&quot;Superboy's Greatest Hoax!&quot; Art by Swan &amp; Klein]]<br /> <br /> A wealthy geologist who, as a youngster in [[Smallville]], was a close friend of the teen-aged [[Superman]]. <br /> <br /> Late one night, while on an overnight camping trip with [[Clark Kent]] and other Smallville youngsters, young Pete Ross, lying awake in his tent long after the other campers had fallen asleep, chanced to see his friend Clark Kent changing into [[Superboy]] (i.e., the teen-aged Superman) and thus became, completely by accident, privy to the secret of Superman's dual identity. He aides Superboy in secret unbeknownst to him (SB No. 90/3, Jul 1961: &quot;Pete Ross' Super Secret&quot;). <br /> <br /> When Superboy, [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]], [[Shadow Lass]] and [[Triplicate Girl|Duo Damsel]] (see [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]) are trapped in 20th Century [[Smallville]] by [[Mordru the Merciless]], Pete's knowledge of Superboy's secret identity restores the Legionaires' memory. As a reward Mon-El hypnotizes Superboy into forgetting that Pete knows his secret because Mon-El realizes that Pete's knowledge of Clark's identity will save [[Superman]] in their future lives (Adv No. 369, Jun 1968, &quot;Mordru the Merciless!&quot;).<br /> <br /> Then and there, Ross vowed to keep his knowledge secret, even from Superman, and never reveal it to anyone else. On occasion, without Kent's knowledge, Ross even masqueraded as the young Clark Kent to help him preserve his secret identity.<br /> <br /> Ross did eventually reveal his knowledge of Kent's secret when both men were adults, to recruit Superman to rescue Ross's son, [[Jonathan Ross]] (DCCP No. 13, Sep 1979: &quot;To Live in Peace--Nevermore!&quot;). Jon had been kidnapped by an alien species from the planet [[Nyrvn]] in order to be trained to fight in one of their perpetual wars. Superman atempted a rescue but was dissuaded by four members of the Legion of Super-Heroes&amp;mdash;[[Saturn Girl]], [[Lightning Lad]], [[Sun Boy]] and [[Dawnstar]]&amp;mdash;who convinced him that their historical records showed that Jon Ross would eventually play a pivotal role in an interstellar war. Unable to accept the reasons, Pete Ross suffered a psychotic break and used technology developed by [[Lex Luthor]] to reach into the past, kidnap Superboy, bring him to the present and switch consciousnesses with him (DCCP No. 14, Oct 1979: &quot;Judge, Jury...and No Justice!&quot;). In Superboy's body, Ross kidnapped [[Jimmy Olsen]], [[Lois Lane]], [[Perry White]], [[Lana Lang]] and [[Steve Lombard]] and tried to compel them to act as &quot;jury&quot;, passing a death sentence on Superman, who had been restrained in [[kryptonite]] shackles. The intervention of [[Krypto]] unravelled the plan and Superman and Superboy (his consciousness in the body of the adult Pete Ross) co-operated to reverse the effects of Luthor's machines. Pete Ross was committed to a mental institution where he passed his time tearing up Superman posters.<br /> <br /> Emotionally tormented by this result, Superman eventually decided to ignore the request of the LSH and retrieve Jon Ross, reuniting him with his father. This put Pete Ross on the road to recovery (DCCP No. 25, Sep 1980: &quot;Judgment Night&quot;). <br /> <br /> Honorary member: Legion of Super-Heroes.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries|Ross, Pete]] <br /> [[Category:People|Ross, Pete]] <br /> [[Category:Heroes|Ross, Pete]]<br /> [[Category:Legion of Super-Heroes|Ross, Pete]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era|Ross, Pete]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)|Ross, Pete]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)|Ross, Pete]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> [http://members.shaw.ca/legion_roll_call/reserve/honorary/pete_ross/ Pete's entry at the LSH Clubhouse]<br /> <br /> <br /> == External Links to Online Comics ==<br /> <br /> [http://superman.ws/tales4/ross/ '''&quot;Pete Ross' Super Secret!&quot;'''] from Superboy No. 90</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Composite_Superman 2006-11-20T00:22:24Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:CompSuperman.jpg|right]]<br /> A ruthless, power-hungry villain&amp;mdash;endowed with all the super-powers of [[Superman]] as well as with all the extraordinary powers of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]&amp;mdash;who sets out, in June 1964, to &quot;use [his] unmatchable powers to humiliate Superman and [[Batman]] before the world, and end their careers forever,&quot; as the first phase of his plan to conquer Earth and other worlds as well.<br /> <br /> The Composite Superman is in reality [[Joe Meach]], the caretaker of the [[Superman Museum]] in [[Metropolis]], a onetime high-diver, embittered by his failure to achieve fame and fortune, who received his museum job from Superman after the Man of Steel had rescued him from a dive off a tall building into an inch-deep pool of water that would certainly have caused his death, but who nevertheless feels that “Superman humiliated me, by making me a lowly sweeper!”<br /> <br /> As the Composite Superman, Meach&amp;mdash;who acquires his unbelievable multiplicity of powers when a fateful bolt of lightning strikes a metal table in the museum containing lifelike statues of the Legion of Super-Heroes&amp;mdash;has green skin, but otherwise resembles a weird composite of Superman and Batman, as though one half of his body were Superman’s and the other half Batman’s, divided vertically down the middle. By employing his seemingly endless arsenal of super-powers, the Composite Superman is able to humiliate Batman, [[Robin]] and Superman, and even defeat them. Ultimately, however, Meach’s powers fade and vanish, leaving him with no recollection of his short-lived career as a supervillain (WF No. 142: The Origin of the Composite Superman!” pts I-II &amp;mdash;“The Composite Superman!”; “The Battle Between Titans!”).<br /> <br /> By August 1967, Joe Meach is a changed man. Having apparently defeated his inner demons, he now regards his former enemies with admiration (&quot;To think I used to envy those heroes. Superman... Batman! But that's all changed now! Working has made me realize what fine men they are!&quot;). Events conspire against Joe, however, as an alien named [[Xan]] creates an artificial lightning bolt that once again strikes the Legion statuettes, returning Meach to his Composite Superman form and restoring his old hatred and mental instability. Xan intends to use the half-and-half villain as a weapon of vengeance against the heroes, in retaliation for their incarceration of Xan's father, now deceased.<br /> <br /> This time around, the Composite Superman gets straight to business and begins a physical assault on Superman and Batman. After a humiliating round one defeat in the [[Batcave]], the heroes begin investigating the origins of their foe; Batman confirms the villain's true identity while Superman travels to the 30th Century to consult [[Brainiac 5]], who confirms that the device which had been used on the living forms of the Legionnaires to produce their miniature, lifeless replicas had also somehow stored their powers in those same statues. When lightning strikes the statues, it somehow releases those powers and transfers them to Meach. Returning to the 20th Century, Superman destroys the statuettes to prevent Meach from ever using them again.<br /> <br /> Meanwhile the Composite Superman has captured Batman and Robin and set a trap for Superman. In a prolonged, spectacular battle, he defeats the Man of Steel, and with both heroes at his mercy, is on the verge of destroying them with an anti-matter ray when the alien Xan arrives on the scene. Reserving the privilege of delivering the fatal blow to the heroes himself, Xan returns the Composite Superman to his Joe Meach form to remove his interference. As Meach's powers fade, so does his hatred of the heroes, and in a final act of heroic self-sacrifice he absorbs the raygun blast that would have killed them. In gratitude, Superman and Batman erect a statue in honor of Meach, with an inscription at the base reading, &quot;Joe Meach: He lived a criminal, but died a hero.&quot; (WF No. 168: &quot;The Return of the Composite Superman!&quot;, pt II; &quot;The Half-And-Half Heroes!&quot;)<br /> <br /> The Composite Superman possessed the powers of the following Legionnaires:<br /> <br /> [[Bouncing Boy]]<br /> <br /> [[Brainiac 5]]<br /> <br /> [[Chameleon Boy]]<br /> <br /> [[Colossal Boy]]<br /> <br /> [[Cosmic Boy]]<br /> <br /> [[Jimmy Olsen|Elastic Lad]]<br /> <br /> [[Element Lad]]<br /> <br /> [[Invisible Kid]]<br /> <br /> [[Lightning Lass|Light Lass]]<br /> <br /> [[Lightning Lad]]<br /> <br /> [[Matter-Eater Lad]]<br /> <br /> [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]]<br /> <br /> [[Phantom Girl]]<br /> <br /> [[Saturn Girl]]<br /> <br /> [[Shrinking Violet]]<br /> <br /> [[Star Boy]]<br /> <br /> [[Sun Boy]]<br /> <br /> [[Supergirl]]<br /> <br /> [[Triplicate Girl]]<br /> <br /> [[Ultra Boy]]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Villains]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_Superman Wikipedia Entry on the Composite Superman]<br /> <br /> ==External Links to Online Comics==<br /> *'''&quot;The Composite Superman&quot;''' from World's Finest Comics No. 142[http://nightwing.superman.ws/adventures/composite_p01.htm]<br /> *'''&quot;The Return of The Composite Superman&quot;''' from World's Finest Comics No. 168<br /> [http://nightwing.superman.ws/adventures/return_composite_p01.htm]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Superboy 2006-11-20T00:21:24Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Evosuperboy.jpg|left]]<br /> '''The Adventures of [[Superman]] when he was a boy!''' &lt;br&gt;<br /> Birth name: [[Kal-El]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> Secret Identity: [[Clark Kent]]<br /> <br /> <br /> = Earliest Adventures =<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Life on Planet Krypton'''<br /> <br /> Superboy is born [[Kal-El]], child of [[Jor-El]] and [[Lara]], on the planet [[Krypton]]. At the time, it is &quot;a planet of giant size,&quot; which revolves around a giant red sun. The beings who inhabit Krypton are possessed of high intelligence: they have created technology capable of controlling the planet's weather, have designed robots that perform all hard labor and household chores, and they are ruled by the [[Council of Science]], a group of the planet's most enlightened scientific minds. After ominous tremors (or &quot;krypton-quakes&quot;) increase in intensity, Jor-El informs the science council that krypton is doomed, and will eventually explode &quot;like a gigantic atom bomb!&quot; The council believes him mad and does not heed his warning. Jor-El begins testing rockets that can carry Kryptonians to Earth. He at first uses a test rocket to send Kal-El's puppy [[Krypto]] into space, but a drifting meteor knocks the rocket off-course. (S No. 146, Jul 1961: &quot;The Story of Superman's Life&quot;) <br /> <br /> As a toddler on [[Krypton]], Superboy is kidnapped by the villain [[Brainiac]], (prior to Brainiac's theft of the city of [[Kandor]]) who plans to hold baby Kal-El for ransom in exchange for a new weapon that Jor-El has invented called the &quot;21 Y-Ronatort.&quot; However, Brainiac and his accomplices have unwittingly brought Kal-El to their hideout in a yellow star system (which causes all natives of Krypton's red star system to gain special powers.) His newfound strength, combined with an awkward, uncontrolled flight ability, causes Superboy to utterly destroy the lair of Brainiac-crashing through buildings, throwing away expensive ships like toys, and crushing all of the jewels from Brainiac's treasure vault to dust. Brainiac tries to shrink the baby and stop his rampage, but he accidentally picks up an enlarging ray instead, and the baby walks all over Brainiac's weapons arsenal, destroying it. Unable to take any more humiliation, Brainiac releases Kal-El back to his parents and vows to return to avenge his humiliation. (SB No. 106, Jul 1963: &quot;The Lair of Brainiac&quot;)<br /> <br /> While Brainiac does return later, he does not have time to make good his threats on the El family. Krypton begins to break down sooner than expected, so Jor-El immediately uses another small test rocket to send his son hurtling toward planet Earth, his only chance for survival. Seemingly the sole survivor of the planet Krypton, baby Kal-El is found in a crashed rocketship and later adopted by [[Jonathan and Martha Kent]]. (S No. 146, Jul 1961: &quot;The Story of Superman's Life&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Superboy Comes to Earth'''<br /> <br /> &quot;There had been rumors floating around the region about a super-powered tot almost since the day of young Clark's arrival on Earth. At parties, on hayrides, in local newspaper offices and the like, people would swear that they had seen a three-year-old boy punch a timber wolf and fly away. Or people would tell about others they knew who told some such story.&quot; (LSOK, Ch. 11)<br /> <br /> On Earth, even before he is adopted by the Kents, Superboy demonstrates his amazing strength after they find him and place him in an orphanage. The baby Kal-El wreaks havok in the &quot;orphan asylum,&quot; lifting various pieces of heavy furniture. The director of the orphanage breathes a sigh of relief when the Kents finally return to adopt the baby they'd found: &quot;--Whew! Thank goodness they're taking him away before he wrecks the asylum!&quot; (S No. 1/1, Sum 1939.) Various accounts detail the stories of the [[Smallville Orphanage]]).<br /> <br /> [[Image:Superbabyactioncomics1.jpg|right]]<br /> <br /> As his powers develop, [[Superbaby]] sightings are reported all over the world, but are never confirmed. (LSOK, Ch. 11) Clark continues to grow and his powers become more obvious on the family farm: he gathers eggs at super-speed, pulls up old tree stumps with his bare hands, and survives an attack by an angry bull without even one scratch! The Kents soon find that the blankets he'd been wrapped in when they discovered him are indestructible, and use them to make a playsuit for the mischevious baby. (S No. 146, Jul 1961: &quot;The Story of Superman's Life&quot;) Superbaby's exploits are numerous, and indeed, his time-shattering trips into the past are often key to the decisions of many historical figures.<br /> <br /> The family eventually moves into town, and Pa Kent sells the farm to run a general store. One afternoon the Kents take young Clark to a secluded pond outside of Smallville to play. He begins to chase a bird and loses sight of his parents. This makes him rather upset, so he decides to cross a pond to look for them; however, the &quot;pond&quot; he crosses is actually the Atlantic Ocean, and he soon lands in London. Though gone for a week (while his parents were worried sick) he returns after helping Scotland Yard catch several criminals and spare an innocent man from execution (SB No. 73, Jun 1959: &quot;Superbaby in Scotland Yard&quot;).<br /> <br /> After two other boys see him lift an automobile over an injured man, a young Clark Kent says &quot;My powers give me the chance to do a lot of good--but I can't let people know that Clark Kent can do these things...the knowledge might be dangerous!&quot; He then begins to wear the &quot;colorful red and blue costume&quot; that is famous today, and Clark adopts the identity of Superboy. (MFC No. 101, Jan/Feb 1945) Most sources elaborate that the Kents design the costume from the materials found in baby Kal-El's rocket, and that Pa Kent guides Superboy's actions during the next few years.<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Learning to Fly'''<br /> <br /> Following an interesting early childhood, the last power that Superboy masters is flight. After presenting him with his costume, Pa Kent reveals to Clark that he often flew when he was a baby, and encourages him to try practicing it again. After his first attempt, he crashes into an oil derrick and ruins it. The next day he designs a box kite with a steel cable and tries again. While he holds on to the inside of the box kite, Pa Kent unwinds the cable, allowing Superboy to stabilize himself in midair. A pilot named [[Captain Burton]] photographs this ridiculous-looking exercise, but Superboy overexposes his film using his x-ray vision. On the third day of practice, his box kite is destroyed by lightning, but by the fourth day Superboy is at last able to control his ability to fly, and flies to the edge of outer space for the first time. <br /> (SB No. 59, Dec 1958: &quot;How Superboy Learned to Fly!&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> == Discrepancies in Earliest Accounts ==<br /> <br /> <br /> In the earliest accounts of [[Superman]]'s adventures (S No. 1/1, Sum 1939; and others) very little is revealed about Clark Kent's life before adulthood, except that his parents died and he later became known as Superman. However, the chronicles soon begin to reveal that Superman had originally been known as Superboy, an identity that young Clark Kent adopted to keep other children from suspecting that he had abilities far beyond those of normal young men. (MFC No. 101, Jan/Feb 1945; and others) However, in revised accounts appearing a short while later, Clark Kent embarks on his super-heroic career after reaching adulthood, and first learns of his extraterrestrial origins as late as November-December 1949, when, after having already functioned as a super-hero for more than a decade, he journeys through [[Time Travel|the barriers of time and space]] --to the planet Krypton prior to its destruction-- and actually witnesses the cataclysm that destroyed his native planet. He also witnesses the aftermath of that cataclysm, including his arrival on Earth in a rocket and his adoption by the Kents.<br /> <br /> &quot;That old couple ... they're my '''foster parents'''!&quot; thinks Superman excitedly as he watches Jonathan and Martha Kent lift his infant self gently from the rocket that has just brough him to Earth. &quot;I'm Clark Kent! Then that's me .. '''that infant is me back in the past!'''<br /> <br /> &quot;Now I understand why I'm different from earthmen! I'm not really from Earth at all --I'm from another planet-- the planet Jor-El called Krypton!!&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;So at last,&quot; notes the textual narrative, &quot;after all these years, Superman is at last aware of his birthplace, and why he is the strongest man on Earth!&quot; (S No. 61/3: &quot;Superman Returns to Krypton!&quot;).<br /> <br /> In the years that followed, however, these accounts underwent substantial revision. In the newer version, Superman was again portrayed as having battled crime and injustice as a youngster --as Superboy-- prior to embarking on his adult crime-fighting career as Superman (S No. 72/2, Sep/Oct 1951: &quot;The Private Life of Perry White!&quot;; and many others), and he was described as having learned of his extraterrestrial origins while still a boy &quot;by overtaking and photographing light rays that had left Krypton before it exploded&quot; (S No. 132, October 1959: &quot;Superman's Other Life!&quot; pts.1-3 &quot;Krypton Lives On!&quot;; &quot;Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton!&quot;; &quot;The Superman of Two Worlds!&quot;; and others) In addition, it was stated that &quot;Because of his super-memory, Superman can recall all the incidents of his childhood!&quot; (Act No. 288, May 1962: &quot;The Man Who Exposed Superman!&quot;; and others). However, remembering his life as a toddler sometimes requires great effort, or the assistance of his &quot;mind-prober ray.&quot; (SB No. 73, Jun 1959: &quot;&quot;Superbaby in Scotland Yard&quot;)<br /> <br /> Despite these early revisions, however, all the texts of the Superman chronicles agree that Superman has lived a double life since the onset of his super-heroic career, using his super-powers openly only as Superboy or Superman while concealing his true, extraterrestrial identity beneath the deceptive guise of mild-mannered Clark Kent.<br /> <br /> = Superboy Goes Public: The Boyhood Adventures =<br /> <br /> [[Image:Superboy.jpg|right|thumb]]<br /> <br /> For many years Superboy operates anonymously and in secret. He appears only occasionally as a quickly moving red and blue blur, never revealing himself to those he helps and only rarely to the criminals he hinders. His actions are noticed however, and a legend grows of a kindly spirit who haunts Smallville, performing good deeds and the rare harmless prank. <br /> <br /> Superman recalls his first public appearance as Superboy in April, 1961. When young Clark Kent announces that he has spotted a robbery in progress using his x-ray vision, Jonathan Kent declares, &quot;The time has come for you to perform publicly as Superboy! People won't believe you exist at first, but you'll soon convince them! You'll crusade for good!&quot;<br /> <br /> Donning his costume, Superboy foils the robbery, after first introducing himself to two Smallville police officers as &quot;Superboy, foe of all criminals.&quot; The policemen introduces Superboy to Smallville's Mayor, who in turn introduces him to the Governor. Eventually, Superboy meets the President of the United States, in the process saving the President's life, and is finally revealed to the United States at large through &quot;representatives of the armed services, leading cities, and various charities&quot; for whom Superboy performs special tasks in the following days.<br /> <br /> As a teenager, Superman as Superboy, performed numerous heroic exploits in Smallville (S No. 97/3, May 1956: “Superboy’s Last Day in Smallville”; and others). <br /> <br /> As the adult Superman notes, &quot;By now, the entire world knew that a Superboy existed, and the whole Earth was gripped by a thrill of excitement.&quot; Indeed, radio broadcasts announce that &quot;A Superboy exists! He can fly! Bullets bounce off him! He has amazing super-vision! He battles for justice!&quot; (S No. 144/2: &quot;Superboy's First Public Appearance!&quot;).<br /> <br /> The years that follow this event are perhaps the most well-known of Superboy's chronicles, in which many significant life events occur in the town of Smallville. In the beginning, Clark Kent's circle of friends includes the pretty, blonde-haired [[Margo Griffiths Vaughn|Margo Griffiths]], who would later grow up to be a nurse in [[Metropolis]]. (SB No. 1/1, Mar-Apr 1949: &quot;The Man Who Could See Tomorrow&quot;) However, as time passes Clark becomes more well-acquainted with some of his lifelong friends and foes: [[Pete Ross]], the [[Lana Lang|Lang]] family, and [[Lex Luthor]], among others. <br /> <br /> <br /> ==The World of Smallville==<br /> <br /> <br /> Upon his arrival on Earth from Krypton, the baby Kal-El is adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent. At various times, the Kents are farmers, and during the majority of young Clark's school years, owners of a general store in Smallville. Superboy also digs tunnels through his basement floor, including one tunnel that goes to the outside of town, and one that goes to Pa Kent's general store. He also stores many of his trophies and [[Superboy Robots]] in the basement of the house. (S No. 146, Jul 1961: &quot;The Story of Superman's Life&quot;) <br /> <br /> [[Krypto]], Superboy's lost puppy from Krypton, eventually found his way to Smallville and frequently joins Superboy in many of his adventures. He arrived in Smallville after bursting through a dog catcher's truck, and when Clark Kent saw him shot several times and unharmed, Superboy located his Kryptonian rocket and documents that verified that the dog belonged to his father Jor-El. (Adv No. 210, Mar 1955: &quot;The Super-Dog From Krypton!&quot;) From time to time, Krypto leaves Smallville to go on long &quot;space-romps,&quot; but always returns to his master in the end. More recently, on one of his romps through space, Krypto was anointed king of a distant planet...only to play dead and escape when his new subjects presented him with a shiny new meteor rock-kryptonite, the only substance that can kill the Dog King! (SB No. 77, Dec 1959: &quot;The Space Adventures of Krypto!&quot;)<br /> <br /> [[Lana Lang]] is the beautiful, red-haired girl next door, the daughter of archaeologist [[Professor Lewis Lang]]...and a pain in Superboy's neck. Clark Kent secretly admires her, and Lana secretly admires Superboy...however, she has eventually come to suspect that Clark Kent and Superboy are one and the same, forcing him to resort to such tricks as using Superboy Robots to allay her suspicions. Pa Kent suspected when Clark was very young that the pair would become interested in one another. (LSOK) Though young Lana can often be self-absorbed and impetuous, it is notable that when she is sick, she tells Superboy that she wants nothing for herself but does wish that Superboy could help Clark to be less shy and meek. (SB No. 43/3, Sep 1955: &quot;Clark Kent's Coach&quot;)<br /> <br /> Clark Kent's &quot;only close friend&quot; is [[Pete Ross]]. &quot;Grown-up and logical,&quot; he once told Lana Lang that anyone who knew Superboy's secret identity would be in constant peril, and it would therefore be best if noone knew. Several days later, he did find out Superboy's identity, after seeing Clark Kent change to Superboy on a camping trip. He has never told anyone that he knows Clark Kent is Superboy, even Clark himself. (S No. 90, Jul 1961: &quot;Pete Ross' Super Secret!&quot;)<br /> <br /> [[Lex Luthor]] is a farmboy, a huge fan of Superboy who once stored photos and Superboy memorabilia in his barn, but dreams of becoming a scientist. One day he saves Superboy's life by pushing away a rather sizeable kryptonite meteor with a bulldozer, and Superboy repays him by building a state-of-the-art, modern experimental laboratory and presenting it to him as a gift. The two quickly become friends. Luthor immediately begins work in his new laboratory, creating a kryptonite antidote and working on a discovery that he called &quot;the secret of life itself,&quot; but when a lab accident starts a fire, Superboy's super-breath accidentally destroys Luthor's new discoveries, and the fumes from the chemical fire cause Luthor to lose his hair. He blames the act on Superboy's jealousy of his scientific mind, and the two have become competitive foes for the foreseeable future. (Adv. No. 271, Apr 1960: &quot;How Luthor Met Superboy!&quot;)<br /> <br /> When needed by the authorities in an emergency, [[Police Chief Parker]], can summon Superboy by means of an ingenious flashing light system. The town of Smallville has also set aside a special holiday for Superboy. '''Superboy Day''', as it is called, is celebrated annually (S No. 116, Sep 1957: &quot;Disaster Strikes Twice!&quot;).<br /> <br /> In May 1955, Superman returns to Smallville thwart an underworld scheme to recover $1,000,000 in gold which, following its theft many years ago, was hidden in Smallville by the thieves and never recovered (S No. 97/3: “Superboy’s Last Day in Smallville”).<br /> <br /> ==Childhood Adventures Beyond Smallville==<br /> <br /> <br /> '''&quot;Bizarre&quot; Travels'''<br /> <br /> Another of Superboy's notable boyhood adventures marks the first appearance of [[Bizarro]]. Using a duplicator ray, Superboy accidentally creates a &quot;bizarre&quot; imperfect duplicate of himself. The duplicate creature then names himself Bizarro, goes on a mini-rampage on main street, breaks into a farmhouse to tell an older couple &quot;I BE YOUR LOVING SON!&quot;, and finally befriends a blind girl who could not be afraid of his chalky white appearance. Superboy apparently destroys Bizarro, but the ensuing vibrations cure his friend's blindness. (SB No. 68, Oct 1958: &quot;Bizarro: The Super-Creature of Steel&quot;) While he appears to die that day in Smallville, the future &quot;Bizarro No. 1&quot; has apparently survived and used a duplicator ray to create an array of other Bizarro creatures on the planet [[Htrae]]. Conversely referred to as &quot;The Thing of Steel&quot; or &quot;The Idiot of Steel,&quot; he lives with his wife [[Bizarro-Lois]] No. 1. Superboy and Krypto occasional travel to Htrae and ecounter the Bizarros, as seen when they crash through the time barrier in July 1961 (Adv. No. 285, &quot;The Shame of the Bizarro Family!&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Club Membership'''<br /> <br /> Superboy also meets The [[Legion of Super-Heroes]], a super-hero club founded in his honor, during this time period. Superboy first encounters the Legion in April 1958 when he meets three teenagers in Smallville who inexplicably know his secret identity. In time, the teenagers are revealed to be [[Lightning Lad]], [[Saturn Girl]], and [[Cosmic Boy]], members of a &quot;super-hero club&quot; from the 30th Century called the Legion of Super-Heroes. Acknowledging Superboy as an inspiration, the Legion [[Time Travel|journey back in time]] to recruit Superboy as a member. After a series of tests in the far-future, Superboy is awarded membership and returned to his own time (Adv No. 247/1: &quot;The Legion of Super-Heroes!&quot;).<br /> <br /> = Adolescence =<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Krypto's Departure from Smallville'''<br /> <br /> Among the many changes that occur during Superboy's teenage years is the absence of his long-time companion, Krypto the Superdog. During one of his space-romps, Krypto encounters the [[Mindbreaker Beast]], a purple, gargoyle-like creature that feeds on the mental energy of the humanoids on which it preys. Krypto challenges the Mindbreaker Beast and sends him hurtling through space; however, Krypto wanders off dazed, an amnesiac. He drifts through space until Clark meets him again in adulthood. (S No. 287, May 1975: &quot;Who Was That Dog I Saw You With Last Night?&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Superboy Meets Superman'''<br /> <br /> In one undated adventure, a teenage Superboy is transported into the future by a troubled and villainous Pete Ross. Though it is impossible for a person to occupy the same space at the same time, Pete Ross circumvents this rule by taking possession of Superboy's body with a mind-transfer ray, thus enabling Superboy and Superman to exist at the same time. Though Pete captures Superman (using Superman's own powerful, youthful Superboy body) his plan fails because Superboy, trapped in Pete Ross' body, frees both himself and the adult Superman. (DCP No. 14, Oct 1979: &quot;Judge, Jury...and NO JUSTICE!&quot;) <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Superboy's 16th Birthday Celebration'''<br /> <br /> By Superboy's 16th birthday, the Kents are shown to be much younger, their faces no longer wrinkled and their graying hair turned reddish-brown, thanks to a chemical from another dimension. Oddly enough, the Kents are also shown placing seventeen candles on Clark's birthday cake. This is revealed to be due to an episode when Clark turned eight years old, when two immortal beings tried to transfer their immortality to Clark so that they could die. Their plan failed, and on Clark's 16th birthday they celebrated the event (of which Clark's memory had been erased) by placing an extra candle on his cake, as a &quot;secret token of our thanks and good luck for the next year!&quot; It is also clear whose company Clark prefers most...he blows out the candles on his cake with the lovely Lana Lang standing by his side. (NSB No. 1, Jan 1980: &quot;The Most Important Year of Superboy's Life!&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> '''The Deaths of Martha &amp; Jonathan Kent'''<br /> <br /> Less than two years after his sixteenth birthday, the Kents enjoy a vacation in the Caribbean. Superboy drops by to see them, and they reveal that they have found a page from the diary of [[Pegleg Morgan]], dated July 16, 1717, in which he mentions being &quot;driven off the ship by the cruelest pirate of them all!&quot; Martha Kent convinces Superboy to take them to the past to investigate the pirate. He constructs a glass bubble to protect them from friction and takes them back to 1717, where the Kents watch [[Blackbeard]] from a distance, sitting and eating fruit before returning to Smallville.<br /> <br /> Alas, the next day, the Kents awaken with raging fevers. The doctors inform Clark that his parents appear to have symptoms of the [[Fever Plague]], a disease that has not existed for for 100 years! Nothing can be done for the Kents, so the doctors suggest that Clark quarantine them and make them comfortable. Lana, who has had some training as a nurse's aide, offers to sit with the Kents while Clark looks for some answers. Several courses of action are attempted: Superboy locates an &quot;orchid tree,&quot; said in an old manual to cure the Fever Plague, and gives the sap to his parents. Since Pa Kent is on the prison parole board, Lex Luthor uses his &quot;vibro-health restorer&quot; for an hour trying to cure the Kents (and ultimately receive parole,) but to no avail. Lana reassures him: &quot;Chin up, Clark...maybe Superboy will figure out a cure!&quot; Finally, Clark decides to project the Kents into the [[Phantom Zone]] until he is able to find a cure, as he had previously done when [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]] was incurably ill. However, solar flares interfere with the operation of the Phantom Zone Ray, and Ma Kent dies. In his final moments, Clark's father regains consciousness and makes Clark promise to use his super-powers to do good before saying goodbye and passing away. <br /> <br /> In their will, the Kents give Clark their home and business, and donate their savings to the Smallville Orphanage. When Clark presents the money to the director of the orphanage, he thanks Clark for his family's support ever since they adopted him. However, Clark Kent believes himself responsible for his parents' deaths and discards his Superboy costume...until it is proven that their trip through time did not cause their deaths; instead, they died from a virus they contracted while rummaging through Pegleg Morgan's chest on vacation. Upon this discovery, Clark says &quot;Dad...Mother...what a relief to know that I'm not responsible for what happened to you! Now I won't be afraid to become Superboy again!&quot; (S No. 161, May 1963: &quot;The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent&quot;).<br /> <br /> No mention of this story is made elsewhere in the chronicles, and indeed, many place the deaths of Martha and Jonathan Kent at very different times<br /> <br /> <br /> '''Superboy's Farewell'''<br /> <br /> Clark buries his parents, vows not to sell the house and leaves for Metropolis. (Pete Ross attempts to condemn the house years later, to conceal the fact that Clark Kent was Superboy...but changes his mind when he sees how Clark feels about his boyhood home.)(S No. 270, Dec 1973: &quot;I Can't Go Home Again&quot;) According to a popular legend, Clark returns to Smallville for a second farewell as Superboy. As he is leaving town, the townspeople join hands and form letters visible to the sky: &quot;Farewell Superboy, We'll Never Forget You!&quot; This touches Superboy, and he throws the townspeople a giant farewell party, complete with a giant cake that he bakes for them. Many pieces of the cake are preserved by the townspeople as souvenirs. (S No. 146, Jul 1961: &quot;The Story of Superman's Life&quot;)<br /> <br /> = Transitional Years =<br /> <br /> <br /> Clark Kent first &quot;thinks of himself as Superman&quot; in order to evade a lie-detector test given to him by [[Professor Thaddeus V. Maxwell]], who suspects that he is Superboy. (S No. 125/2, Nov 1958: &quot;Clark Kent's College Days&quot;). Many other accounts state that Clark takes on the Superman identity after leaving his dead adopted father and Smallville and Superman's memories (S No. 129, May 1959: &quot;The Girl from Superman's Past!&quot;) also confirm that he is known as Superman during his college years. However, according to another later account (SSY No. 1, Feb 1985: &quot;Dreams and Schemes and Feeling Proud&quot;) Clark still officially goes by the name &quot;Superboy&quot; through most of his college career. Clark Kent and Lana Lang both attend [[Metropolis University]], with Lana eventually transferring to Hudson University to study broadcast journalism. Clark chooses not to play football in college, once commenting: &quot;I could be the world's greatest football player...but I can't join the team and reveal my super-powers! Besides, it would be unfair to win that way...I'll have to pretend I'm &quot;meek&quot; and &quot;unathletic&quot; all my life!&quot; (S No. 146, Jul 1961: &quot;The Story of Superman's Life&quot;) <br /> <br /> Clark's college roommates include [[Tommy Lee]], [[Dave Hammond]], the alcoholic [[Ducky Ginsberg]], and eventually [[Billy Cramer]], a young man from Smallville whose mother Alice recommends that he either look up Clark or Lana when he arrives at Metropolis University (SSY No. 1, Feb 1985: &quot;Dreams and Schemes and Feeling Proud&quot;, SSY No. 2, Mar 1985: &quot;Reach Out and Touch&quot;). <br /> <br /> On parents' day during his junior year, Clark travels back in time (becoming a phantom) to witness a family dinner at the Kent home. When he returns to the present he chances upon a horrible car accident. Ducky, upset over the ending of his relationship with his girlfriend Amy, has been drinking excessively and crashes into a tree. Superboy arrives after the police and is able to do nothing... Ducky survives, but is paralyzed and bound to a wheelchair (SSY No. 1, Feb 1985: &quot;Dreams and Schemes and Feeling Proud&quot;). Following the accident, Billy Cramer is placed in Clark's dorm by the housing dean, and one day they come to the rescue of a &quot;crippled girl&quot; in a wheelchair -- [[Lori Lemaris]], whose beauty leaves Clark speechless (while a previous account suggests that Clark meets Lori Lemaris in his senior year of college -- and alone, SSY No. 2, Mar 1985: &quot;Reach Out and Touch&quot; states that he meets her later in his junior year). Clark and Lori begin dating, but she has many strange habits, including a strict eight o' clock curfew (S No. 129, May 1959: &quot;The Girl in Superman's Past!&quot;). Meanwhile, Clark reveals to Billy Cramer that he is a super being, and when Pete Ross shows up for a visit, they each suspect that the other knows Clark's secret, covering for him when necessary (SSY No. 2 Mar 1985: &quot;Reach Out and Touch&quot;). <br /> <br /> After Clark solves the mystery of the [[Bermuda Triangle]] later in the year, he gives Billy a supersonic whistle to contact him in case he is ever in trouble. At this time, Clark also decides to also tell Lori that he is Superman, and proposes to her. She rejects his marriage proposal and reveals that she ''already knew'' that his secret, before saying that she needs some time alone. The well-meaning Billy, sensing that something is wrong, uses his supersonic whistle to summon the Man of Steel, in order to force him to talk about his relationship problems. Superboy becomes so angry at Billy's misuse of the whistle that he threatens to melt it if Billy ever misuses it again, and flies away. Clark then goes to confront Lori Lemaris, discovering that she is a mermaid from [[Atlantis]]. He offers her a ride home, and upon depositing her in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, they kiss the &quot;strangest&quot; goodbye kiss (SSY No. 3, Apr 1985: &quot;Terminus&quot;, but see conflicts in this telling and that of S No. 129, May 1959: &quot;The Girl from Superman's Past!&quot;)<br /> <br /> Not long after he bids Lori farewell, a small island in the south Pacific is threatened by a tidal wave. As Superboy works feverishly to rescue the island, he hears Billy's supersonic whistle, and with his super-vision sees Billy trapped in a burning building after attempting to rescue someone. Clark, forced to choose between his roommate and the populous Pacific island, is unable to make it in time, and Billy tragically dies thinking that Clark is ignoring his whistle, because he &quot;cried wolf&quot; earlier. After Billy's death, Clark is so grief-stricken--having been unable to save his parents, Ducky, or Billy-- that he sheds his identity for a second time, going into exile in the [[Fortress of Solitude]] (SSY No. 3, Apr 1985: &quot;Terminus&quot;).<br /> <br /> He returns three months later, defeating Lex Luthor and making peace with his friends and his past, as Superman (SSY No. 4, May 1985: &quot;Beyond Terminus&quot;). According to this account, at the time Clark is first announced as Superman by the Daily Planet, he is probably 21 years old, entering his senior year of college. This age is corroborated by an earlier story, in which Clark Kent's early classmate Margo Griffiths is told by a magician that she will die at the age of 21. She is spared from death-at age 21-by Superman. (SB No. 1/1, Mar-Apr 1949: &quot;The Man Who Could See Tomorrow&quot;). On the other hand, the account of of SSY No. 4 reports that [[Perry White]] works for [[George Taylor]] at the Daily Planet, another contradiction to many earlier chronicles, including an account where Superboy helps Perry White get his job on the Planet under editor Mr. Hobb (Adv No. 120, Sep 1947: &quot;Perry White, Cub Reporter&quot;), and a tale in which Perry White is made editor of the Planet during Superboy's youthful career (Adv No. 152, May 1950: &quot;Superboy Hunts for a Job!&quot;).<br /> <br /> = Superboy Returns: Adventures in the Thirtieth Century =<br /> <br /> <br /> Superboy is also the inspiration for the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]. Over 1,000 years after entering adulthood, Superboy resurfaces in the 30th Century. He is subsequently initiated as a regular member of the Legion, which later includes his cousin [[Supergirl]]. Superboy serves two terms as Deputy Leader of the Legion, including presiding over the try-outs and induction of [[Princess Projectra]], [[Ferro Lad]], and [[Karate Kid]]. (Adv No. 346, Aug 1966: &quot;One of Us is a Traitor!&quot;)<br /> <br /> =External Links=<br /> <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy Wikipedia Entry on Superboy]<br /> *[http://members.shaw.ca/legion_roll_call/legionnaires/superboy/ Kal-El's entry at the LSH Clubhouse]<br /> *[http://darkmark6.tripod.com/superboyind1.htm Superboy Index by Dark Mark]<br /> *[http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/indexes/newindexes.php?character=sboy Superboy Index by Mike]<br /> <br /> ==External Links to Online Comics==<br /> <br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales3/birthOfSuperboy/ The Birth of Superboy] from More Fun Comics No. 101<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/superdog/ &quot;The Superdog from Krypton&quot;] from Adventure Comics No. 210<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales4/super-teacher/ &quot;The Super-Teacher from Krypton&quot;] from Adventure Comics No. 240<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/lsh/ &quot;The Legion of Super-Heroes&quot;] from Adventure Comics No. 247<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/howluthormetsuperboy/ &quot;How Luthor Met Superboy&quot;] from Adventure Comics No. 271<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales3/first/ &quot;Superboy's First Public Appearance&quot;] from Superman No. 144<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales4/phantomsuperboy/ &quot;The Phantom Superboy&quot;] from Adventure Comics No. 283<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/mon-el/1/ &quot;Superboy's Big Brother&quot;] from Superboy No. 89<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales4/ross/ &quot;Pete Ross' Super Secret&quot;] from Superboy No. 90<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/ultra/ &quot;The Boy with Ultra-Powers&quot;] from Superboy No. 98<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales4/3ages/ &quot;The Three Ages of Superboy&quot;] from Superboy No. 103<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales4/traitors/ &quot;Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors&quot;] from Superboy No. 117<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/strangedeath/ &quot;The Strange Death of Superboy&quot;] from Superboy No. 161<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales4/final/ &quot;Don't Call Me Superboy!&quot;] from DC Super Stars No. 12<br /> *[http://superman.ws/superboy-lives/takingtime/ &quot;Taking Time&quot;] Unpublished<br /> *[http://superman.ws/superboy-lives/tomorrows-lesson/ &quot;Tomorrow's Lesson&quot;] Unpublished<br /> *[http://superman.ws/superboy-lives/visitor/ &quot;Strange Visitor&quot;] Unpublished<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]] <br /> [[Category:People]] <br /> [[Category:Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Aliens]]<br /> [[Category:Kryptonians]]<br /> [[Category:Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era]]<br /> [[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Phantom_Zone 2006-11-20T00:20:15Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:P-zone.jpg|left]]<br /> A weird “twilight dimension”—first discovered by [[Superman]]’s father, [[Jor-El]]—to which [[Kryptonian]] criminals were banished to serve out their sentences as disembodied wraiths (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!” and many others). Inside the Phantom Zone, its exiled inhabitants exist in a “phantom state” (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”), unaging, requiring no food, air, or water (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others), communicating with one another telepathically (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”; and others), able to observe every thing that takes place in the physical universe— either on Earth (Ad No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others), or in outer space (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”; and others)—even though they cannot be seen or heard themselves (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others). By observing Superman from inside the Phantom Zone, all its inhabitants have learned that he is secretly [[Clark Kent]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> Before Jor-El’s discovery of the Phantom Zone, Kryptonians who perpetrated serious crimes were exiled into outer space in a state of suspended animation inside specially constructed space capsules (S No. 65/3, Jul/Aug 1950: “Three Supermen from Krypton!”). The criminals imprisoned inside these “prison satellites” were placed in suspended animation by means of a special sleep gas, and chunks of a glowing crystalline mineral—capable of cleansing their brains of criminal tendencies in a hundred years’ time—were placed on their foreheads so that ultimately, once their sentence was served, they might take up constructive roles in Kryptonian society (S No. 123, Aug 1958: chs. 1-3—”The Girl of Steel’: “The Lost Super-Powers”; “Superman’s Return to Krypton”).<br /> <br /> The practice of exiling criminals into outer space was terminated after Jor-El discovered the Phantom Zone, to which convicted felons could be banished by means of an ingenious “[[Phantom Zone Projector]]” (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: ”The Babe of Steel!”; and many others), or “Phantom Zone Ray Projector” (Act No. 311, Apr 1964: “Superman, King of Earth!”), of Jor-El’s own invention. Exile into this twilight world proved to be a blessing in disguise for the Phantom Zone outlaws, however, for it enabled them to survive when the planet Krypton exploded. To this day, these villains hover invisibly in their twilight dimension, waiting their opportunity to escape from the Zone and “take over the Earth” (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> Once projected into the Phantom Zone, “all inhabitants gain the power to converse one another via telepathy” (S No. 158, Jan 1963: “Super man in [[Kandor]]” pts. I-III—”Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!”; “The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!”; “The City of Super-People!”; and others). For a time, however, their only means of communicating with the physical world was by beaming telepathic messages to individuals outside the Zone who possessed telepathic powers, such as [[Saturn Girl]], and [[Lori Lemaris]] (S No.156, Oct 1962: “The Last Days of Superman!” pts. I.IlI—”Superman’s Death Sentence!”; “The Super-Comrades of All Time!”; “Super man’s Last Day of Life!”), although, on at least one occasion, they succeeded in communicating with Superman by concentrating, in unison, on a single telepathic message (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”). Similarly, Superman’s only means of contacting the Phantom Zone outlaws was through his telepathic friends (S No. 156, Oct 1962: “The Last Days of Superman” pts. I.II).<br /> <br /> By November 1962, however, Superman has invented the “Zone-ophone,” a large television-type picture tube equipped with a microphone and speaker which enables him to peer into the Phantom Zone while communicating orally with the Phantom Zone prisoners. “Wonderful! My zone-ophone works!” thinks Superman after his device has passed its maiden test. “I can communicate with Phantom Zone prisoners... – The invention’s screen enables me to look into the Zone!” (S No. 157/i: “The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”). By February 1964 this device, here referred to as “the Phantom Zone viewer and [[Zone-O-Phone]],” has come to consist of a televisionlike viewing screen equipped with a headset and microphone for verbal communication (S No. 167: “The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!” pts. I-IU—”The Deadly Duo!”; “The Downfall of Superman!”; “The Hour of Kandor’s Vengeance!”; see also Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> By August 1963, Superman has developed a ray gun like Phantom Zone “view-finder,” with which he can peer into the Phantom Zone to assure himself that all the Zone’s inhabitants are present and accounted for (S No. 163/1: “Wonder-Man, the New Hero of Metropolis!”).<br /> <br /> Once each year, in Kandor’s majestic Hall Of Justice, the Phantom Zone Parole Board meets to consider the pleas of Phantom Zone prisoners seeking parole. A giant “monitor screen equipped with a zone o-phone” is used by the parole board members to communicate with the prisoners, and those inmates deemed worthy of parole are released from the Phantom Zone to begin new lives as Kandorian citizens (Act No- 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> Superman is also able to release inmates from the Phantom Zone by means of the “Phantom Zone ray-gun” he keeps in his [[Fortress of Solitude]]. In November 1962 Superman uses the device to free [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone after verifying with the aid of a surviving cache of “radio-visual tapes” from the files of the Kryptonian police—that Quex-Ul has served out the full sentence meted out to him by Kryptonian authorities (S No. 157/1: ‘The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> The decision to release an inmate from the Phantom Zone is an extremely grave matter, however, for the inmates of the Zone, like all surviving Kryptonians, acquire super-powers identical to Superman’s in the environment of Earth and could easily turn these awesome powers toward the pursuit of villainous ambitions. When Superman releases [[Jax-Ur]] from the Phantom Zone for a twenty-four hour period in March 1964, he uses a special “release ray” to make the villain materialize in his Fortress of Solitude, and then clamps an ingenious metal bracelet—called a “zone-shackle”-—on the convict’s wrist. “Should you refuse to let me return you to the Phantom Zone after 24 hours,” explains Superman, “it will dissolve your atomic structure and automatically return you there anyway!” In addition, if Jax-Ur attempts to tamper with or remove the zone-shackle, he will find himself automatically banished to “a fiery, barren planet under a red sun,” where, like any Kryptonian, he would instantly be deprived of his super-powers (Act No. 810: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> The Phantom Zone outlaws have an abiding hatred of Superman and, almost to a man, they pray for the day when they can escape the Zone and “take over the Earth” (Act No. 310, Mar 1964: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”). According to Superman No. 157/1, “These invisible villains hate Superman because he possesses mighty super-powers which they, too, would have if they weren’t prisoners in the twilight dimension!” (Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”), but a more plausible explanation for the enmity they bear Superman lies in the fact that Superman is the most visible surviving representative of the society that exiled them; that, in large measure, he holds the key to keeping them prisoner or setting them free; and that it was the testimony of his father, Jor-El, that was instrumental in dooming many of their number to long terms in the Phantom Zone (S No. 153/3, May 1962: “The Town of Supermen!”; and others).<br /> <br /> Over the years, a number of occurrences, both natural and man-made, have enabled Phantom Zone outlaws to escape the Zone. By May 1962, for example, a “50-megaton atomic test blast on Earth [has] ripped open a hole in the Phantom Zone,” allowing eight criminals to escape before finally closing up again (S No. 153/3: “The Town of Supermen!”). In October 1963, the explosion in outer space of an atomic missile from a Polaris submarine causes a temporary gap in the Phantom Zone through which the villain [[Ras-Krom]] escapes to freedom (S No. 164/2: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”) A hole in the Phantom Zone caused by “the electrical ions of the Aurora Borealis” in January 1962 is closed by Superman, [[Supergirl]], and [[Krypto]] before it becomes large enough to allow any of the imprisoned “super-villains” to escape (Act No. 284: “The Babe of Steel!”).<br /> [[Image:PZLBB.jpg|thumb|Superman Little Big Book with Phantom Zone Villians]]<br /> Over the years, the inhabitants of the Phantom Zone have included [[Jax-Ur]] and Professor [[Vakox]] (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others); [[Dr. Xadu]], a “villainous scientist” (SA No. 5, Sum 1962) sentenced to thirty years in the Phantom Zone for doing “a forbidden experiment in suspended animation” (S No. 150/1, Jan 1962: “The One Minute of Doom!”); [[Ral-En]], the son of [[Mag-En]] (S No.154/2, Jul 1962: “Krypton's First Superman!”); [[Quex-Ul]] (S No. 157/1, Nov 1962: “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”); [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963:“The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”); and the eight unidentified Phantom Zone escapees whom Superman encounters in the town of [[Drywood Gulch]] in May 1962 (S No. 153/3: “The Town of Supermen!”). [[Mon-El of Earth-One|Mon-El]], a close friend of Superman, is the only inhabitant of the Phantom Zone who was not sent there for any crime (Act No. 284, Jan 1962: “The Babe of Steel!”; and others). A complete “microfilm gallery of Phantom Zone criminals, a gift [to Superman] from law officials in the miniature city of [[Kandor]],” is kept for safekeeping in the [[Fortress of Solitude]] (S No. 164/2, Oct 1963: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1962, the Phantom Zone prisoners seem on the verge of escaping from the Phantom Zone after “the electrical ions of the Aurora Borealis have opened a small hole in the Phantom Zone which is steadily widening,” threatening to release the exiled “super-villains” into the earthly dimension as soon as it becomes “big enough for the Phantom Zone criminals to squeeze through!” Alerted to the threat, however, by their friend Mon-El, Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto the Superdog use the combined power of their X-ray vision to burn up the Aurora Borealis, thereby sealing up the opening through which the villains had hoped to make their escape (Act No. 284: ‘The Babe of Steel!”). During this same period, the Phantom Zone outlaws, like all other Kryptonian survivors, bow their heads in silence in solemn commemoration of “the anniversary of the destruction of Krypton...” (S No.150/1 Jan 1962:”The One Minute of Doom!”).<br /> <br /> In October 1962, after exposure to [[Red Kryptonite]] has temporarily transformed Superman into two separate individuals, a mature, responsible [[Clark Kent]] and an unprincipled, irresponsible Superman, the arrogant Superman imprisons Krypto the Super dog, Supergirl, and the entire city of Kandor in the Phantom Zone in order to prevent them from interfering with his plan to keep the personalities of Clark Kent and Superman separate forever. Ultimately, however, Clark Kent frees his friends from the Phantom Zone, and soon afterward he succeeds in bringing about the reuniting of Clark Kent and Superman into a single individual (Act No. 293: ‘The Feud Between Superman and Clark Kent!”). During this same period, when Superman is believed to be dying of exposure to [[Virus X]], an incurable Kryptonian malady, Mon-El beams a telepathic message to [[Saturn Girl]] from inside the Phantom Zone informing her that Superman is not suffering from exposure to Virus X at all, but merely from the effects of a kryptonite nugget that has become accidentally lodged in [[Jimmy Olsen]]’s camera (S No. 156, Oct 1962:<br /> “The Last Days of Superman!” pt I-I “Superman’s Death Sentence!”; “The Super- Comrades of All Time!”; “Superman’s Last Day of Life!”).<br /> <br /> In November 1962 Superman releases [[Quex-Ul]] from the Phantom Zone (S No. 157/1: ‘The Super- Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1963, in order to hide from the cohorts the “fanatic scientist” [[Than-Ol]] Superman and Jimmy Olsen project themselves into the Phantom Zone, then materialize in the Fortress of Solitude one hour later, when the coast is clear. “On the chance that some day I’d have to hide out in the Phantom Zone,” explains Superman, “I recently equipped this [Phantom Zone] projector with a timing device that would automatically release anyone it had sent into the Zone after a period of one hour!” (S No. 158: “Superman in Kandor” pts. I-III—”Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!”; “The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!”; “The City of Super-People!”).<br /> <br /> In October 1963, Superman battles the Phantom Zone escapee [[Ras-Krom]] (S No. 164/2: “The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!”).<br /> <br /> In March 1964, Superman thwarts an elaborate scheme by the Phantom Zone outlaw [[Jax-Ur]] to blackmail him into setting free all the Phantom Zone convicts (Act No. 310: “Secret of Kryptonite Six!”).<br /> <br /> While valuing the Zone as a method of practical containment for existing Kryptonian inmates as well as its utility in sheltering [[Mon-El]] while he was dying of lead poisoning, Superman may harbor some concerns about the justness of its use as punishment. For example, when the villain [[Mongul]] snares him in the grip of the [[Black Mercy]] plant he dreams of an ideal life on Krypton. As this fantasy decays into a nightmare, he imagines [[Kara]] being severely wounded in an attack by a militant opposed to the Phantom Zone. With her is literature denouncing the the penal use of the Zone saying, &quot;Just because it doesn't hurt, doesn't mean it doesn't torture. Release all Phantom Zone prisoners at once!&quot; (SA No. 11, 1985: &quot;For The Man Who Has Everything&quot;).<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Zone Wikipedia Entry on the Phantom Zone]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Dimensional Realms]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Mon-El 2006-11-20T00:19:33Z

<p>Netministrator: Mon-El moved to Mon-El of Earth-One</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Mon-El.jpg|left|]] <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Mon-EL'''<br /> <br /> Real name: Lar Gand.<br /> <br /> <br /> Mon-El first arrived on Earth suffering from amnesia during [[Superboy]]'s time in [[Smallville]]. Mistakenly believing he was from [[Krypton]], Mon-El was &quot;Superboy's Big Brother&quot; (SB No. 89, Feb 1961).<br /> <br /> However, with his memory restored, they learned he was actually a native of the planet [[Daxam]], a Krypton-like world, which gave Mon-El super powers under a yellow sun. Daxamite's one weakness is lead which is in abundance on Earth. Unlike exposure to Krytonite in Superboy's case, lead exposure to a Daxamite was fatal. To save his friend's life, Superboy projected Mon-El into the [[Phantom Zone]].<br /> <br /> Mon-El remained trapped in that twilight dimension for over a thousand years until [[Brainiac 5]] of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] concocted an antidote for Mon-El's lead poisioning.<br /> <br /> Fully cured Mon-El became a member of that heroic teen brigade of the future, the Legion of Super-Heroes.<br /> <br /> When Superman visited the [[Adult Legion of Super-Heroes]], he learned that Mon-El was roaming the spaceways as an explorer, clearing the way for intergalactic settlers.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Aliens]] <br /> [[Category:Legion of Super-Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:People]] <br /> [[Category:Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Phantom Zone inhabitants]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon-El Wikipedia entry on Mon-El]<br /> <br /> [http://members.shaw.ca/legion_roll_call/legionnaires/mon-el/ Lar's entry at the LSH Clubhouse]<br /> <br /> == External Links to Online Comics ==<br /> <br /> [http://superman.ws/tales2/mon-el/1/ '''&quot; Superboy's Big Brother&quot;'''] from Superboy No. 89</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Thoron 2006-11-20T00:19:07Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>A far-distant planet, orbiting in the same solar system that was once occupied by the planet [[Krypton]]. The planet has been described as &quot;a smaller world than mighty Krypton&amp;mdash;but still much larger than Earth!&quot; Thoron is the home planet of the alien [[Halk Kar of Earth-Two|Halk Kar]]. (S No. 80/1, Jan/Feb 1953: &quot;Superman's Big Brother!&quot;)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Planets]]<br /> [[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Halk_Kar 2006-11-20T00:18:27Z

<p>Netministrator: Halk Kar moved to Halk Kar of Earth-Two</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Halk-Kar.gif|left]]<br /> An alien from the far-distant planet [[Thoron]], once befriended by [[Jor-El]] after crash-landing on [[Krypton]] shortly before that planet exploded, who arrives on Earth in a rocket ship in January-February 1953&amp;mdash;afflicted with amnesia and endowed with super-powers similar to, but not nearly as great as, [[Superman]]'s&amp;mdash;under circumstances that lead both Halk Kar and Superman to believe, albeit erroneously, that Halk Kar is the eldest son of Jor-El and therefore Superman's big brother. Finally, however, as the result of an electric shock he receives during Superman's battle with the &quot;Wrecker&quot; Ross mob&amp;#8212;a gang of extortionists whom Superman ultimately apprehends&amp;#8212;Halk Kar recovers his memory , recalls his visit to Krypton and brief friendship with Jor-El, and, soon afterward, bids Superman a fond farewell and blasts off for Thoron, his home planet (S No. 80/1: &quot;Superman's Big Brother!&quot;).<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Aliens]]<br /> [[Category:Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Lois_Kent_of_Earth-2 2006-11-20T00:13:36Z

<p>Netministrator: /* External Links to Online Comics */ missing a digit</p> <hr /> <div>After [[Lois Lane of Earth-2|Lois Lane]] marries [[Clark Kent of Earth-2|Clark Kent]] and [[Superman of Earth-2|Superman]], who of course are the same person, Lois changes her name to Lois Kent.<br /> <br /> == External Links to Online Comics ==<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/wife/ SUPERMAN takes a WIFE! ] from Action Comics No. 484<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/e2-origin/ The SECRET ORIGIN of the GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN!] from Secret Origins No. 1<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries|Kent, Lois, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:People|Kent, Lois, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Journalists|Kent, Lois, of Earth-2]] <br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds|Kent, Lois, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Earth-2|Kent, Lois, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)|Kent, Lois, of Earth-2]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Super-Superman 2006-11-20T00:12:47Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Supersuperman.jpg|thumb|SF No. 187]] <br /> <br /> Term used by [[Professor Potter]] to refer to the combination of [[Superman]] of Earth-One and [[Superman of Earth-2]] he created using the [[Justice League of America]]'s [[Transmatter Machine]] to battle the extra-dimensional behemoth known as [[Krogg]].<br /> <br /> (SF No. 187, Feb 1978: &quot;A Phoenix of Steel!&quot;)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Aliases]]<br /> [[Category:Superman's Aliases]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Earth-2 2006-11-20T00:11:51Z

<p>Netministrator: /* External Link */ Further, if the golden age stopped at 1947, then why is this encyclopedia's category reference 1938-1955? Curious!</p> <hr /> <div>One of the countless [[Parallel-Worlds]] that [[Superman]] has encountered in his adventures. This version of Earth is portrayed as a direct continuation of the Golden Age (1935-1955) of the chronicles, although it differs in several details from the original Golden Age stories. Its greatest distinction from the Earth of Superman (Earth-1) is that [[Earth-1]] is the location of the modern-day adventures of the ''successors'' of Superman and his contemporaries ([[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]], etc.) since, on Earth-2, Superman's greatest activity was during the Golden Age, not in the present day. Earth-2 was first encountered by the [[Flash]] (The Flash No. 123, Sep 1961: &quot;Flash of Two Worlds!&quot;).<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> [http://blaklion.best.vwh.net/timeline2.html Earth-2 Timeline]<br /> <br /> [http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/logos.php?group=e2 Earth-2 Character Indexes by Mike] <br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds]]<br /> [[Category:Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Susie_Tompkins_of_Earth-2 2006-11-20T00:08:24Z

<p>Netministrator: E Nelson Bridgewell said that Earth-One stories commenced in the late 1950's, well after Susie last appearence, hence this category is redundant</p> <hr /> <div>'''Susie Tompkins of Earth-2'''<br /> <br /> The [[Earth-2]] counterpart of [[Lois Lane]]'s fibbing niece. [see [[Susie Tompkins]]]<br /> <br /> In June 1977 (Act No. 484: &quot;Superman Takes a Wife!&quot;), Susie Tompkins appears at the wedding of the Earth 2 Superman and Lois Lane of Earth-2 as a flower girl. In this tale, it is revealed that Susie's mother is Lucille Tompkins, the married [[Lucy Lane]] of [[Earth-2]].<br /> <br /> In January/February 1980, Susie begins to win prize money as a member of the Junior Liars Club, impressing her aunt and uncle, Lois and Clark. However, when invisible alien become stranded in Metropolis Park Lake and only Susie can communicate with them, she must convince Lois and the [[Superman of Earth-2]] to help before the aliens' vessel explodes, &quot;destroying a large portion&quot; of [[Metropolis]]. Using all her skills, Susie helps Superman save the day, much to the chagrin of her aunt (SF No. 199/2: &quot;Susie's Flying Saucer!&quot;). <br /> <br /> Note: There are no appearences of an &quot;Earth-One&quot; Susie Tompkins.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries|Tompkins, Susie, of Earth-2]] <br /> [[Category:People|Tompkins, Susie, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds|Tompkins, Susie, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[category:Earth-2|Tompkins, Susie, of Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)|Tompkins, Susie, of Earth-2]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Superboy_of_Earth-Prime 2006-11-20T00:05:44Z

<p>Netministrator: some more &quot;real world&quot; history on this character</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Superboyprime.gif|thumb|DC Comics Presents No. 87]]<br /> The Superboy of [[Earth-Prime]] (aka [[Superboy-Prime]]) is the last survivor of that universe's Krypton and one of the few super-beings in Earth-Prime's history. During the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, [[Superman]] met this young version of himself on [[Earth-Prime]], helping the boy discover his Kryptonian origin and thwart an alien invasion. (DCCP No. 87, Nov 1985: &quot;Year of the Comet&quot;). <br /> <br /> This universe's baby Kal-El was sent to Earth with Jor-El's experimental transporter beam, and was found by a young married couple, Jerry and Naomi Kent. Naomi named the boy Clark (her maiden name minus a final &quot;e&quot;), fully realizing what a child named Clark Kent would go through in a world where Superman was a comic book character. This Clark grew into a normal, non-superpowered teenager on the New England coast, until the summer of 1985, when during a beachside costume party he suddenly found himself flying and meeting a dimensionally-displaced Superman in space (DCCP No. 87/2, Nov 1985: &quot;The Origin of Superboy-Prime!&quot;).<br /> <br /> Superboy-Prime exhibited many of the powers of his [[Earth-1]] [[Superboy|counterpart]], although his limitations remained untested in his brief appearances. He was unaffected by red sun radiation.<br /> <br /> Superboy-Prime remained with the [[Superman of Earth-2]] in the anti-matter universe following the destruction of the [[Anti-Monitor]]. From there, [[Alexander Luthor, Jr. of Earth-3]] transported the three of them, along with [[Lois Kent]], to a paradise dimension from which none have as yet returned.<br /> <br /> Years later, it was revealed that Superboy had attempted release from this dimension, causing reality wripples to impact the core universe. During the Infinite Crisis it was revealed that Superboy had shifted the orbits of several planets in the [[Rann]] and [[Thanagar]] systems to create a new [[Earth-Two]] by shifting the center of the universe from that of Oa. When his scheme with Alexander was revealed, he lost control of his powers, murdering or maiming several heroes in the process. He was temporarily exiled to a red star system, until he returned with a reassembled armor from the Anti-Monitor, at which point he was attacked by both the present day and Earth-Two Supermen. Superboy killed the later, but not before he was rendered powerless by the two Men of Steel. He is now imprisoned on Oa under guard of the Green Lantern Corp.<br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy-Prime Wikipedia Entry on the Earth-Prime Superboy]<br /> *[http://blaklion.best.vwh.net/timelinePrime.html Earth-Prime Timeline]<br /> <br /> == External Links to Online Comics ==<br /> <br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/comet/ &quot;Year of the Comet!&quot;] from DC Comics Presents No. 87<br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/superboyprime/ &quot;The Origin of Superboy-Prime!&quot;] from DC Comics Presents No. 87 <br /> *[http://superman.ws/tales2/revenge/ &quot;Revenge is Life -- Death to Superman!&quot;] from Superman No. 414 <br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]] <br /> [[Category:People]] <br /> [[Category:Heroes]]<br /> [[Category:Aliens]]<br /> [[Category:Kryptonians]]<br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds]]<br /> [[Category:Earth-Prime]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Super_Monkey 2006-11-19T23:51:57Z

<p>Netministrator: /* Golden Age and Earth-Two */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Non canonical stuff'''<br /> <br /> Got your msgs and see U've been busy. :)Go Beppo GO!<br /> <br /> == Flying Newsroom ==<br /> <br /> Thanx for the shift. Couldnt figure out how to move that thing. Those choppers weigh a ton!<br /> <br /> == Hercules entry ==<br /> <br /> That scan is really blurry of Herc FYI.<br /> <br /> Yes, I notice that, I am going to use a better one once I get the entry going.<br /> <br /> == Front Page ==<br /> <br /> I think the Main Page needs to say &quot;Superman deals with gold throughout his career&quot;...the original sentence had Superboy in it too...--[[User:MatterEaterLad|MatterEaterLad]] 20:21, 12 July 2006 (EDT)<br /> <br /> thanks, I posted that a bit too fast.--[[User:Super Monkey|Super Monkey]] 22:01, 12 July 2006 (EDT)<br /> ==Really nice work==<br /> would you consider contributing to http://dcanimated.wikia.com or starting another project on Wikia? You're doing some awesome work here. We also have a [http://superman.wikia.com Superman wiki] that needs a lot of lovin, but you seem happy here, so I wouldn't want to distract you. [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gil Gil]<br /> <br /> == Golden Age and Earth-Two ==<br /> <br /> Having a separate entry for an Earth-Two Susie Tompkins when there has never been mention in silver age comics of this character, along with the fact that some sources indicate that the golden age didn't in fact stop in 1947 but continued until the early to mid 1950, makes your reverts curious. Additionally, the &quot;Great Superman Book&quot; reference you asked me to refer to doesn't not specify Earth-Two nor golden age within its criteria. A &quot;welcome&quot; would have been nice.[[User:Netministrator|Netministrator]] 18:46, 19 November 2006 (EST)</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Super_Monkey 2006-11-19T23:50:01Z

<p>Netministrator: /* Golden Age and Earth-Two */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Non canonical stuff'''<br /> <br /> Got your msgs and see U've been busy. :)Go Beppo GO!<br /> <br /> == Flying Newsroom ==<br /> <br /> Thanx for the shift. Couldnt figure out how to move that thing. Those choppers weigh a ton!<br /> <br /> == Hercules entry ==<br /> <br /> That scan is really blurry of Herc FYI.<br /> <br /> Yes, I notice that, I am going to use a better one once I get the entry going.<br /> <br /> == Front Page ==<br /> <br /> I think the Main Page needs to say &quot;Superman deals with gold throughout his career&quot;...the original sentence had Superboy in it too...--[[User:MatterEaterLad|MatterEaterLad]] 20:21, 12 July 2006 (EDT)<br /> <br /> thanks, I posted that a bit too fast.--[[User:Super Monkey|Super Monkey]] 22:01, 12 July 2006 (EDT)<br /> ==Really nice work==<br /> would you consider contributing to http://dcanimated.wikia.com or starting another project on Wikia? You're doing some awesome work here. We also have a [http://superman.wikia.com Superman wiki] that needs a lot of lovin, but you seem happy here, so I wouldn't want to distract you. [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gil Gil]<br /> <br /> == Golden Age and Earth-Two ==<br /> <br /> Having a separate entry for an Earth-Two Susie Tompkins when there has never been mention in silver age comics of this character, along with the fact that some sources indicate that the golden age didn't in fact stop in 1947 but continued until the early to mid 1950, makes your reverts curious. Additionally, the &quot;Great American&quot; reference you asked me to refer to doesn't not specify Earth-Two nor golden age within its criteria. A &quot;welcome&quot; would have been nice.[[User:Netministrator|Netministrator]] 18:46, 19 November 2006 (EST)</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Super_Monkey 2006-11-19T23:46:58Z

<p>Netministrator: Golden Age and Earth-Two</p> <hr /> <div>'''Non canonical stuff'''<br /> <br /> Got your msgs and see U've been busy. :)Go Beppo GO!<br /> <br /> == Flying Newsroom ==<br /> <br /> Thanx for the shift. Couldnt figure out how to move that thing. Those choppers weigh a ton!<br /> <br /> == Hercules entry ==<br /> <br /> That scan is really blurry of Herc FYI.<br /> <br /> Yes, I notice that, I am going to use a better one once I get the entry going.<br /> <br /> == Front Page ==<br /> <br /> I think the Main Page needs to say &quot;Superman deals with gold throughout his career&quot;...the original sentence had Superboy in it too...--[[User:MatterEaterLad|MatterEaterLad]] 20:21, 12 July 2006 (EDT)<br /> <br /> thanks, I posted that a bit too fast.--[[User:Super Monkey|Super Monkey]] 22:01, 12 July 2006 (EDT)<br /> ==Really nice work==<br /> would you consider contributing to http://dcanimated.wikia.com or starting another project on Wikia? You're doing some awesome work here. We also have a [http://superman.wikia.com Superman wiki] that needs a lot of lovin, but you seem happy here, so I wouldn't want to distract you. [http://www.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gil Gil]<br /> <br /> == Golden Age and Earth-Two ==<br /> <br /> Having a separate entry for an Earth-Two Susie Tompkins when there has never been mention in silver age comics of this character, along with the fact that some sources indicate that the golden age didn't in fact stop in 1947 but continued until the early to mid 1950, makes your reverts curious. [[User:Netministrator|Netministrator]] 18:46, 19 November 2006 (EST)</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Susie_Tompkins 2006-11-19T23:44:32Z

<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Gone-fishing.jpg|right]]<br /> [[Lois Lane]]'s eight-year-old niece (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: &quot;Cinderella -- a la Superman&quot;; Act No. 68, Jan 1944: &quot;Superman Meets Susie!&quot;), a freckle-faced youngster with an overactive imagination who is forever making mischief by concocting tall tales (other appearances include S No. 40, May/Jun 1946: &quot;The Mxyztplk - Susie Alliance&quot;; S No. 95, Feb. 1955: &quot;Susie's Enchanted Isle&quot;). Her hair, which is sometimes red (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: “Cinderella--a la Superman!”; and others) and sometimes brown (Act No. 68, Jan 1944: “Superman Meets Susie!”; S No. 40/1, May/Jun 1946: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”), is usually worn in pig- tails (Act No. 68, Jan 1944: “Superman Meets Susie!”; and others), although not always (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: “Cinderella -- a la Superman!”).<br /> <br /> Susie, whom Lois Lane once describes as “my sister’s little girl,” lives somewhere out in “the country” and occasionally comes to [[Metropolis]] to visit her Aunt Lois (Act No. 68, Jan 1944: “Superman Meets Susie!”; and others). The name of Susie’s mother is never stated in the chronicles, but she is evidently married (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: “Cinderella- -a la Superman!”) to a man named Tompkins (Act No. 98, Jul 1946: “Starring Susie!”) and is therefore not to be identified with Lois Lane’s unmarried sister, [[Lucy Lane]] (S No. 147/1, Aug 1961: “The Great Mento!”; and others).<br /> <br /> The texts describe Susie as “Lois Lane’s problem- niece” (Act No. 98, Jul 1946: “Starring Susie!”), “Lois Lane’s ultra-imaginative niece” (S No. 47/2, Jul/Aug 1947: “Susie Reforms!”), “Lois Lane’s ever-fibbing niece” (S No.95/1, Feb 1955: “Susie’s Enchanted Isle”), and as “the girl who loves to tell whoppers” (S No. 40/1, May/Jun 1946: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”). Susie has an incurable penchant for “causing trouble by telling wild stories” (S No. 47/2, Jul/Aug 1947: “Susie Reforms!”), concocted with the aid of what [[Mr. Mxyztplk]] has admiringly referred to as her “marvelous imagination.”<br /> <br /> “Some people can take a dash of imagination or leave it alone,” notes Superman No.40/1, “, but with Susie, one little touch goes right to her head, and grows and grows and grows!” (May /Jun 1946: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”). <br /> <br /> In April 1943, after reluctantly agreeing to baby-sit with Susie as a favor to Lois Lane, [[Clark Kent]] dozes off on a couch while reading the youngster the story of Cinderella. “As Clark Kent drifts into dreamland,” notes the text, “his mind is assaulted by a weird phantasmagoria. . . . '''''And so begins one of the strangest dreams in all history'''''!”<br /> <br /> The dream is a retelling of “Cinderella,” with [[Superman]] playing the role of the fairy godmother, using his super-powers instead of magic to perform the traditional magic feats. <br /> <br /> “I had the funniest dream,” remarks Kent to Lois Lane after he has finally beenjolted awake. “I dreamt I was back in the days of '''Cinderella'''... that I was '''Superman'''... and that I aided her instead of the fairy godmother coming to her help.<br /> <br /> “The only thing funny about your dream,” replies Lois sarcastically, “was the possibility of your being '''Superman'''!” (Act No. 59: “Cinderella--a la Superman!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1944, Susie reappears in the chronicles, causing mayhem and making mischief with her penchant for tall tales. Dialogue in this text creates the impression that Clark Kent and Susie have never met prior to this date, but there is no doubt whatever that the Susie of this text (Act No. 68: “Superman Meets Susie!”) is identical to the Susie who appeared nine months earlier in Action Comics No.59 (Apr 1943:“Cinderella--a la Superman!”).(TGSB)<br /> <br /> In May-June 1946, Susie forms an outrageous alliance with the mischievous [[Mr. Mxyztplk]] (S No. 40: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”).<br /> <br /> In July 1946, after having been ordered to bed without dinner as punishment for telling tall tales, Susie climbs out her bedroom window and runs away from home, determined to get back at her parents by running away to Hollywood to become a movie star. After a tired night of walking alone down a dark, lonely road, however, Susie falls asleep in the back seat of a parked car belonging to two criminals, who, upon hearing her story, decide to make her their dupe in a scheme to steal a priceless ruby from a millionaire living nearby.<br /> [[Image:Susieandtheimp.jpg|right]]<br /> By claiming to be Hollywood talent scouts and promising to make Susie a star, the thieves trick the youngster into agreeing to an “acting test” in which she is to gain entree to the millionaire’s home by posing as an orphan and then rejoin them at the back door once the household is fast asleep. Susie plays her role to perfection, but no sooner has she opened the back door of the mansion to rejoin her “friends” than the two crooks take her captive, sneak into the mansion through the now-open back door, and pilfer the ruby from the millionaire’s wall safe.<br /> <br /> Now realizing, albeit belatedly, that her new-found companions are criminals, Susie snatches away the stolen ruby, kicks the crooks in the shins, and races away into the darkness. When, at dawn the next morning, Susie is befriended by the engineer of a passing train and given refuge aboard his locomotive, the criminals attempt to wreck the train in hopes of recovering the ruby, but Superman arrives on the scene in time to avert the train wreck and apprehend the evildoers. Susie, for her part, is soon safely back home again, where she is feted as a heroine for her courageous role in recovering the stolen ruby and helping to bring the two thieves to justice (Act No.98:<br /> “Starring Susie!”).<br /> <br /> In July 1947, Lois Lane and Clark Kent take Susie to the Children’s Theater at Thimble’s Department Store for a scheduled theatrical rendition of the Mother Goose rhymes, only to have the colorfully<br /> costumed actors in the production turn out to be criminals bent on robbing the audience of their money and valuables. With some helpful assistance from Susie, however, Superman apprehends the troupe of stickup men and ties them up in a neat package for delivery to the police (Act No. 110:<br /> “Mother Goose Crimes!”).<br /> <br /> In July-August 1947, Susie finds herself in Dutch with Lois Lane when, after having promised faithfully not to tell any more fibs, she claims to have seen a pair of elephants flying through the air. Susie is vindicated soon afterward, however, when it is discovered that [[Crawley]] and his cohorts recently stole the elephants by using winches and steel cable to haul them upward into a giant dirigible hidden out of sight among the clouds. Sometime later, while attending a lavish fashion show with Lois Lane, Susie is on the verge of being crushed to death by the charging elephants when Superman appears on the scene and rescues her from harm (S No. 47/2: “Susie Reforms!”).<br /> <br /> In February 1955, after idly pressing a button on a newly invented time machine, Susie suddenly finds herself whisked across the time barrier into the ancient past, to a sultan’s palace in the fabled era of the '''Arabian Nights''', where, in inimitable Susie fashion, she regales the sultan with extravagant fibs about a golden dragon that breathes golden flames, an enchanted river that comes whenever you call it, an exotic plant whose fibers can be woven into a magic carpet, and a fabulous genie that is hers to command.<br /> <br /> So impressed is the sultan by these fantastic tales that he confiscates Susie’s time machine in order to force her to use her “magic powers” to make them come true, thus forcing Superman, who has hurtled across the time barrier to rescue Susie at the request of a frantic Lois Lane, to assume the role of Susie’s magic genie, and to exercise every last ounce of his super-ingenuity, in order to transform Susie’s extravagant fantasies into realities so that the sultan will agree to relinquish the time machine and allow Susie to peacefully depart his kingdom (S No. 95/1: “Susie’s Enchanted Isle”).(TGSB)<br /> <br /> (See Also [[Susie Tompkins of Earth-2]] which refers to Susie Tompkins history. There is no silver-age reference to Susie Tompkins hence no evidence there was an Earth-One version)<br /> <br /> == Susie Tompkins has appeared in the following Chronicles ==<br /> <br /> *Act No.59, Apr 1943: &quot;Cinderella -- a la Superman&quot;<br /> *Act No.68, Jan 1944: &quot;Superman Meets Susie&quot;<br /> *S No.40, May-Jun 1946: &quot;The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance&quot; <br /> *Act No.98, Jul 1946: &quot;Starring Susie&quot; <br /> *S No.47, Jul-Aug 1947: &quot;Susie Reforms&quot;<br /> *S No.95, Feb 1955: &quot;Susie's Enchanted Isle&quot; <br /> <br /> [[category:Entries|Tompkins, Susie]]<br /> [[category:People|Tompkins, Susie]]<br /> [[Category:Pests|Tompkins, Susie]]<br /> [[category:Golden Age (1938-1955)|Tompkins, Susie]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Earth-2 2006-11-19T23:43:31Z

<p>Netministrator: in other places the golden age is said to end in the mid-50's</p> <hr /> <div>One of the countless [[Parallel-Worlds]] that [[Superman]] has encountered in his adventures. This version of Earth is portrayed as a direct continuation of the Golden Age (1935-1955) of the chronicles, although it differs in several details from the original Golden Age stories. Its greatest distinction from the Earth of Superman (Earth-1) is that [[Earth-1]] is the location of the modern-day adventures of the ''successors'' of Superman and his contemporaries ([[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]], etc.) since, on Earth-2, Superman's greatest activity was during the Golden Age, not in the present day. Earth-2 was first encountered by the [[Flash]] (The Flash No. 123, Sep 1961: &quot;Flash of Two Worlds!&quot;).<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> [http://blaklion.best.vwh.net/timeline2.html Earth-2 Timeline]<br /> <br /> [http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/logos.php?group=e2 Earth-2 Character Indexes by Mike] <br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds]]<br /> [[Category:Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

Netministrator https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Susie_Tompkins 2006-11-19T17:59:13Z

<p>Netministrator: there was never an Earth-One Susie Tompkins - only one sister for that Lois Lane which was Lucy. Susie's mom was Lucille, the Erath-Two counterpart.</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Gone-fishing.jpg|right]]<br /> [[Lois Lane]]'s eight-year-old niece (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: &quot;Cinderella -- a la Superman&quot;; Act No. 68, Jan 1944: &quot;Superman Meets Susie!&quot;), a freckle-faced youngster with an overactive imagination who is forever making mischief by concocting tall tales (other appearances include S No. 40, May/Jun 1946: &quot;The Mxyztplk - Susie Alliance&quot;; S No. 95, Feb. 1955: &quot;Susie's Enchanted Isle&quot;). Her hair, which is sometimes red (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: “Cinderella--a la Superman!”; and others) and sometimes brown (Act No. 68, Jan 1944: “Superman Meets Susie!”; S No. 40/1, May/Jun 1946: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”), is usually worn in pig- tails (Act No. 68, Jan 1944: “Superman Meets Susie!”; and others), although not always (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: “Cinderella -- a la Superman!”).<br /> <br /> Susie, whom Lois Lane once describes as “my sister’s little girl,” lives somewhere out in “the country” and occasionally comes to [[Metropolis]] to visit her Aunt Lois (Act No. 68, Jan 1944: “Superman Meets Susie!”; and others). The name of Susie’s mother is never stated in the chronicles, but she is evidently married (Act No. 59, Apr 1943: “Cinderella- -a la Superman!”) to a man named Tompkins (Act No. 98, Jul 1946: “Starring Susie!”) and is therefore not to be identified with Lois Lane’s unmarried sister, [[Lucy Lane]] (S No. 147/1, Aug 1961: “The Great Mento!”; and others).<br /> <br /> The texts describe Susie as “Lois Lane’s problem- niece” (Act No. 98, Jul 1946: “Starring Susie!”), “Lois Lane’s ultra-imaginative niece” (S No. 47/2, Jul/Aug 1947: “Susie Reforms!”), “Lois Lane’s ever-fibbing niece” (S No.95/1, Feb 1955: “Susie’s Enchanted Isle”), and as “the girl who loves to tell whoppers” (S No. 40/1, May/Jun 1946: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”). Susie has an incurable penchant for “causing trouble by telling wild stories” (S No. 47/2, Jul/Aug 1947: “Susie Reforms!”), concocted with the aid of what [[Mr. Mxyztplk]] has admiringly referred to as her “marvelous imagination.”<br /> <br /> “Some people can take a dash of imagination or leave it alone,” notes Superman No.40/1, “, but with Susie, one little touch goes right to her head, and grows and grows and grows!” (May /Jun 1946: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”). <br /> <br /> In April 1943, after reluctantly agreeing to baby-sit with Susie as a favor to Lois Lane, [[Clark Kent]] dozes off on a couch while reading the youngster the story of Cinderella. “As Clark Kent drifts into dreamland,” notes the text, “his mind is assaulted by a weird phantasmagoria. . . . '''''And so begins one of the strangest dreams in all history'''''!”<br /> <br /> The dream is a retelling of “Cinderella,” with [[Superman]] playing the role of the fairy godmother, using his super-powers instead of magic to perform the traditional magic feats. <br /> <br /> “I had the funniest dream,” remarks Kent to Lois Lane after he has finally beenjolted awake. “I dreamt I was back in the days of '''Cinderella'''... that I was '''Superman'''... and that I aided her instead of the fairy godmother coming to her help.<br /> <br /> “The only thing funny about your dream,” replies Lois sarcastically, “was the possibility of your being '''Superman'''!” (Act No. 59: “Cinderella--a la Superman!”).<br /> <br /> In January 1944, Susie reappears in the chronicles, causing mayhem and making mischief with her penchant for tall tales. Dialogue in this text creates the impression that Clark Kent and Susie have never met prior to this date, but there is no doubt whatever that the Susie of this text (Act No. 68: “Superman Meets Susie!”) is identical to the Susie who appeared nine months earlier in Action Comics No.59 (Apr 1943:“Cinderella--a la Superman!”).(TGSB)<br /> <br /> In May-June 1946, Susie forms an outrageous alliance with the mischievous [[Mr. Mxyztplk]] (S No. 40: “The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!”).<br /> <br /> In July 1946, after having been ordered to bed without dinner as punishment for telling tall tales, Susie climbs out her bedroom window and runs away from home, determined to get back at her parents by running away to Hollywood to become a movie star. After a tired night of walking alone down a dark, lonely road, however, Susie falls asleep in the back seat of a parked car belonging to two criminals, who, upon hearing her story, decide to make her their dupe in a scheme to steal a priceless ruby from a millionaire living nearby.<br /> [[Image:Susieandtheimp.jpg|right]]<br /> By claiming to be Hollywood talent scouts and promising to make Susie a star, the thieves trick the youngster into agreeing to an “acting test” in which she is to gain entree to the millionaire’s home by posing as an orphan and then rejoin them at the back door once the household is fast asleep. Susie plays her role to perfection, but no sooner has she opened the back door of the mansion to rejoin her “friends” than the two crooks take her captive, sneak into the mansion through the now-open back door, and pilfer the ruby from the millionaire’s wall safe.<br /> <br /> Now realizing, albeit belatedly, that her new-found companions are criminals, Susie snatches away the stolen ruby, kicks the crooks in the shins, and races away into the darkness. When, at dawn the next morning, Susie is befriended by the engineer of a passing train and given refuge aboard his locomotive, the criminals attempt to wreck the train in hopes of recovering the ruby, but Superman arrives on the scene in time to avert the train wreck and apprehend the evildoers. Susie, for her part, is soon safely back home again, where she is feted as a heroine for her courageous role in recovering the stolen ruby and helping to bring the two thieves to justice (Act No.98:<br /> “Starring Susie!”).<br /> <br /> In July 1947, Lois Lane and Clark Kent take Susie to the Children’s Theater at Thimble’s Department Store for a scheduled theatrical rendition of the Mother Goose rhymes, only to have the colorfully<br /> costumed actors in the production turn out to be criminals bent on robbing the audience of their money and valuables. With some helpful assistance from Susie, however, Superman apprehends the troupe of stickup men and ties them up in a neat package for delivery to the police (Act No. 110:<br /> “Mother Goose Crimes!”).<br /> <br /> In July-August 1947, Susie finds herself in Dutch with Lois Lane when, after having promised faithfully not to tell any more fibs, she claims to have seen a pair of elephants flying through the air. Susie is vindicated soon afterward, however, when it is discovered that [[Crawley]] and his cohorts recently stole the elephants by using winches and steel cable to haul them upward into a giant dirigible hidden out of sight among the clouds. Sometime later, while attending a lavish fashion show with Lois Lane, Susie is on the verge of being crushed to death by the charging elephants when Superman appears on the scene and rescues her from harm (S No. 47/2: “Susie Reforms!”).<br /> <br /> In February 1955, after idly pressing a button on a newly invented time machine, Susie suddenly finds herself whisked across the time barrier into the ancient past, to a sultan’s palace in the fabled era of the '''Arabian Nights''', where, in inimitable Susie fashion, she regales the sultan with extravagant fibs about a golden dragon that breathes golden flames, an enchanted river that comes whenever you call it, an exotic plant whose fibers can be woven into a magic carpet, and a fabulous genie that is hers to command.<br /> <br /> So impressed is the sultan by these fantastic tales that he confiscates Susie’s time machine in order to force her to use her “magic powers” to make them come true, thus forcing Superman, who has hurtled across the time barrier to rescue Susie at the request of a frantic Lois Lane, to assume the role of Susie’s magic genie, and to exercise every last ounce of his super-ingenuity, in order to transform Susie’s extravagant fantasies into realities so that the sultan will agree to relinquish the time machine and allow Susie to peacefully depart his kingdom (S No. 95/1: “Susie’s Enchanted Isle”).(TGSB)<br /> <br /> In June 1977 (Act No. 484: &quot;Superman Takes a Wife!&quot;), Susie Tompkins appears at the wedding of the Earth 2 Superman and Lois Lane of Earth-2 as a flower girl. In this tale, it is revealed that Susie's mother is Lucille Tompkins, the married [[Lucy Lane]] of [[Earth-2]].<br /> <br /> In January/February 1980, Susie begins to win prize money as a member of the Junior Liars Club, impressing her aunt and uncle, Lois and Clark. However, when invisible alien become stranded in Metropolis Park Lake and only Susie can communicate with them, she must convince Lois and the [[Superman of Earth-2]] to help before the aliens' vessel explodes, &quot;destroying a large portion&quot; of [[Metropolis]]. Using all her skills, Susie helps Superman save the day, much to the chagrin of her aunt (SF No. 199/2: &quot;Susie's Flying Saucer!&quot;).<br /> <br /> == Susie Tompkins has appeared in the following Chronicles ==<br /> <br /> *Act No.59, Apr 1943: &quot;Cinderella -- a la Superman&quot;<br /> *Act No.68, Jan 1944: &quot;Superman Meets Susie&quot;<br /> *S No.40, May-Jun 1946: &quot;The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance&quot; <br /> *Act No.98, Jul 1946: &quot;Starring Susie&quot; <br /> *S No.47, Jul-Aug 1947: &quot;Susie Reforms&quot;<br /> *S No.95, Feb 1955: &quot;Susie's Enchanted Isle&quot; <br /> <br /> [[category:Entries|Tompkins, Susie]]<br /> [[category:People|Tompkins, Susie]]<br /> [[Category:Pests|Tompkins, Susie]]<br /> [[category:Golden Age (1938-1955)|Tompkins, Susie]]</div>

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<p>Netministrator: </p> <hr /> <div>One of the countless [[Parallel-Worlds]] that [[Superman]] has encountered in his adventures. This version of Earth is portrayed as a direct continuation of the Golden Age (1935-1957) of the chronicles, although it differs in several details from the original Golden Age stories. Its greatest distinction from the Earth of Superman (Earth-1) is that [[Earth-1]] is the location of the modern-day adventures of the ''successors'' of Superman and his contemporaries ([[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]], etc.) since, on Earth-2, Superman's greatest activity was during the Golden Age, not in the present day. Earth-2 was first encountered by the [[Flash]] (The Flash No. 123, Sep 1961: &quot;Flash of Two Worlds!&quot;).<br /> <br /> ==External Link==<br /> <br /> [http://blaklion.best.vwh.net/timeline2.html Earth-2 Timeline]<br /> <br /> [http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/logos.php?group=e2 Earth-2 Character Indexes by Mike] <br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds]]<br /> [[Category:Earth-2]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

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<p>Netministrator: no WWII Earth-One Superman stories</p> <hr /> <div>The main Earth which [[Superman]]'s adventures transpired on from 1957 to 1986.<br /> <br /> The various alpha-numerical designations of Earth (ie, Earth 1, [[Earth-2]], [[Earth-S]], etc) are used in the chronicles to indicate planets resembling [[Superman]]'s world, but existing in [[Parallel-Worlds|Parallel Universes]].<br /> <br /> <br /> ==External Links==<br /> <br /> [http://darkmark6.tripod.com/indexintro.html Earth-1 Character Indexes by Dark Mark]<br /> <br /> [http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/indexes/logos.php?group=e1 Earth-1 Character Indexes by Mike] <br /> <br /> [[Category:Entries]]<br /> [[Category:Parallel-Worlds]]<br /> [[Category:Planets]]<br /> [[Category:Solar System]]<br /> [[Category:Superboy Era]]<br /> [[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]]<br /> [[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]<br /> [[Category:Bronze Age (1971-1986)]]</div>

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