Hey, if MektonZ wasn’t away on Giligan’s island, we’d have way finer.

I secretly like Byrne’s Superman reboot; and have read mannnny Earth-One Supes/ Action for stories about early Krypton. Prolly as many as you’ve read Aquaman.

Weirdest thing in Superman Annual 10? The story of the Sword of Superman is told by (what appears to be) the Guardian ‘Old-Timer’ from GL/GA HTH. Weird.

EDIT: And again; Earth-One Jax-Ur got hosed. His crime was no worse than Jor-El’s. But noooOOOooo. Jor-El is an El on the science council, and Jax-Ur is just an Ur.

For good or for bad, Byrne was (he’s still around) the writing machine (and artist) of the post-Crisis age, at both companies.

Good call. It was only a couple of panels but it really altered DC Cosmology in NE for me. No wonder Black Zero (at least in E-One) didn’t have to do anything but stop Jor-El (And poor blinded Tomar-Re.) in order to destroy Krypton.

Sandman: Endless Nights. “The Heart of a Star” Neil Gaiman, Miguelanxo Prado

Sandman: Endless Nights

For some reason, I’ve alway been a fan of Titano, a giant, King-Kong styled gorilla with Kryptonite laser vision. Powerful, yet utterly ridiculous, which I love.

Gog was another one that stands out. I think he was first introduced in Kingdom Come, where he killed the Joker, but made his way into New Earth. He’s pretty powerful, and is surprisingly compelling.

And while I know he’s a Flash villain, I was first introduced to the Weather Wizard on Superman: The Animated series, where he later joined the Superman: Revenge Squad in the DCAU’s Justice League.

I’ll end with the wife beater who Superman kicked the crap out of in Action Comics #1. While he wasn’t the first problem Superman dealt with, I feel he’s the most iconic from that issue.