https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=ProfPotterSupermanica - User contributions [en]2026-04-07T06:13:59ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.18.0https://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Zak-KulZak-Kul2009-04-16T19:41:29Z<p>ProfPotter: Fix typos</p>
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<div>[[Image:ZakKul.jpg|left]] A “renegade scientist†of [[Kandor]], sought by the Kandorian police for crimes he committed on [[Krypton]], who escapes from the bottle city in October 1958, enlarges himself to normal human size by means of an ingenious size-changing apparatus powered by the radioactive element [[Illium-349]] and then transforms himself into a [[Superman]] look-alike with the aid of an “electronic plastic surgery†machine—or “face-molding instrumentâ€â€”on display in the [[Fortress of Solitude]], all as part of an elaborate scheme to impersonate Superman permanently on Earth so that he can avoid being returned to Kandor to stand trial for his crimes.<br />
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With the real Superman imprisoned in the bottle city as the result of [[Lois Lane]]'s having mistaken him for the impostor and having used Zak-Kul’s size changing apparatus to reduce the Man of Steel to microscopic size, Zak-Kul, now clad in a spare Superman costume stolen from the Fortress of Solitude, literally usurps Superman’s life, capturing criminals and performing super-heroic deeds, basking in the real Superman's fame and glory, even going so far as to become “an ardent suitor of Lois Lane.â€<br />
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Believing that she is being courted by the real Superman, Lois Lane joyously accepts Zak-Kul’s proposal of marriage (“The answer is yes... yes... a million times yes!†she exclaims ecstatically; “Hurry.. take me to the justice of the peace at super speed... before you change your mind!â€), and for a time the couple are actually husband and wife, “I’m the happiest girl on Earth!†thinks Lois as she and the bogus Superman share a passionate embrace. “Superman is my husband!â€<br />
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Before long, however, Zak-Kul comes to the conclusion that he will have to kill his new bride to prevent her from learning that she has wed an impostor, and Lois is rescued from seemingly certain doom only by the heroic intervention of the real Superman, who escapes from Kandor in the nick of time to save Lois, apprehend his impersonator, and return the villain to the bottle city to stand trial for his crimes.<br />
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“I was married to Superman for a while ... but the wrong one!†sighs Lois to [[Clark Kent]] soon afterward. “The courts, of course, annulled the marriage! Oh, Clark, will the right Superman ever propose to me?â€<br />
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“Er... how would I know, Lois?†replies Clark slyly (Act No. 245: ‘The Shrinking Superman!â€).<br />
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Zak-Kul’s size-changing apparatus, confiscated by Superman, is now on display in the Fortress of Solitude (S No. 158, Jan 1963: “Superman in Kandor†pts. 1-3 â€Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!â€; “The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!â€; “The City of Super-People!â€)<br />
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[[Category:Silver Age (1956-1970)]]</div>ProfPotterhttps://www.daughterofkrypton.com/supermanica/wiki/index.php/Professor_Phineas_PotterProfessor Phineas Potter2005-03-17T18:19:03Z<p>ProfPotter: Fixed date of SPJO N.47 as it is 1960, not 1950. Image still needs to be fixed, though.</p>
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A brilliant, albeit somewhat eccentric, inventor and friend of [[Superman]] who is forever creating bizarre devices which, while admittedly ingenious, often fail to perform any truly useful function, an example being his machine, invented in April 1965, whose only claim to practicality is that it "can squeeze 2,000 gallons of onion juice in an hour" (S No.176/3: "Superman's Day of Truth!"). Professor Potter is [[Lana Lang]]'s uncle (Act No.313, Jun '64: "The End of Clark Kent's Secret Identity!").<br />
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In October 1961, after an overzealous agent for the Internal Revenue Service has declared Superman delinquent in his income taxes in the amount of $1,000,000,000, Superman uses "a special growth serum" developed by Professor Potter to stimulate the world's biggest oyster into producing the world's largest pearl in an effort to accumulate part of the money he needs (S No.148/3: "Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!"). (''See'' [[Rupert Brand]].)<br />
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In April 1963, after exposure to [[Red Kryptonite]] has temporarily robbed Superman of his invulnerability and super-powers, Professor Potter feeds the relevant data into his new "electronic computer" and correctly informs the Man of Steel that the antidote for the variety of red kryptonite that has affected him on this particular occasion consists of large doses of ascorbic, citric, and acetic acid (S No.160/1: pts. I-II- "The Mortal Superman!"; "The Cage of Doom!").<br />
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When [[Metropolis]] television station [[WMET-TV]] inaugurates its new "Our American Heroes" series with a program honoring Superman, "our greatest American hero," [[Lois Lane]] and Lana Lang attempt to penetrate the secret of Superman's dual identity with the aid of an electronic device they have borrowed from Professor Potter (Act No. 309, Feb '64: "The Superman Super-Spectacular!").<br />
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In May 1964 Professor Potter helps [[Jimmy Olsen]] and [[Robin]] carry out an elaborate ruse designed to trick Superman and [[Batman]] into believing that their two young friends are dead (WF No.141: "The Olsen-Robin Team versus The Superman-Batman Team!").<br />
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In August 1964, after the ruthless "interplanetary gamblers" [[Rokk and Sorban]] have threatened to destroy the Earth unless Superman agrees to commit a wanton murder, Lana Lang sneaks into Professor Potter's laboratory and attempts to commit suicide thereby means of one of Professor Potter's many failed inventions, an "experimental machine for suspended animation" which, instead of performing its intended function, "merely turns people into lifeless crystal"—so that Superman can claim he killed her and thereby avert the threat to Earth. Superman rescues Lana in the nick of time, however, and ultimately resolves the agonizing dilemma posed by the aliens by pretending to murder his alter ego, Clark Kent (S No.171/1: "Superman's Sacrifice!").<br />
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In April 1965, when Superman commemorates the Day of Truth, a Kryptonian holiday (''see'' [[Krypton]]), by speaking "nothing but the truth" to the people he encounters, Professor Potter is one of several people who are shocked by the Man of Steel's uncharacteristic bluntness. "As usual," remarks Superman after having viewed the professor's latest useless device, "your invention is a miserable flop!" (S No. 176/3: "Superman's Day of Truth!"). In that same month and year, Jimmy uses a teleportation device invented by Professor Potter to bring [[Titano]] and the [[Flame Dragon]] to Earth for the filming of a new giant monster movie. When the two enormous creatures begin running wild while fighting each other, Jimmy is forced to use the device to send them back where they came from (SPJO No. 84/1, Apr. 1965: "Jimmy Olsen's Monster Movie").<br />
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== External Links to Online Comics ==<br />
Professor Potter appears in [http://www.allaboutcomix.com/jo47-splash.html "Jimmy Olsen Grows Up!"] (SPJO N.47/2, 1960)<br />
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