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Kryptonopolis is filled with brilliant, capable scientists... but there's one I know by name. 
Action Comics #1074 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2025. It was published on November 6, 2024.
Synopsis for "Phantoms, Part Five"
On Krypton, decades in the past, Superman wraps his cape around his chest to hide the sigil of the House of El and walks into the nearest city to find exactly where and when he is. When he gets into town, he sees a drone spin out of control and fly towards a bystander. He pushes the man out of the way, taking the blow on his midsection. The man he saves thanks him and helps him up, when suddenly the ground beneath their feet shakes violently. Superman realises he has travelled back to shortly before Krypton's destruction.
Back in the present in the Phantom Zone, Aethyr tells Lar Gand that the Zone will be "repurposed". Lar Gand asks what that means, but Aethyr simply orders the Val-Kon crew to seize him. Thew crew obey as Lar Gand yells at them to stand down and frantically asks Aethyr what he is planning.
Meanwhile at the X'rphoan Intergalactic Exposition, a band of Khunds blow up a wall and burst in. They demand the bones of Emperor Kharlax which the Exposition stole, and say that they are seizing the facility and its contents as penalty for the theft. Super-Man and Superboy consider just standing by as it isn't their fight, but quickly agree they can't let the Khunds hurt anyone or get their hands on the alien weapons stored in the Exposition. Kong tells the Khunds that he is willing to help them get the bones and then leave without a fight, but they attack him regardless. Conner says they can handle a squad of Khunds, but then they notice a fleet of warships outside.
On Krypton in the past, Superman realises his only chance of getting home and saving the people in the Zone is to recharge his solar batteries, but that is impossible under the cold red sun of Rao. He goes to his family's home in Kryptonopolis to ask Jor-El for help. The door is opened by Lara, holding baby Kal-El. Superman is momentarily overwhelmed by the sight but quickly pulls himself together. He introduces himself as "Klar-Ken" and asks to see Jor-El.
Jor-El suddenly bursts in, ranting about the Science Council and their short-sightedness towards the coming cataclysm. Lara calms him down and Clark tells him that he needs help with the solar batteries. He tells Jor-El that they are designed to hold tremendous amounts of energy but he can't charge them to optimum levels. Jor-El is impressed by the batteries and asks "Klar-Ken" to join him in his lab. While Jor-El scans the batteries, Superman notices a prototype Phantom Zone Projector. Jor-El tells him that he believes the Phantom Zone can be a refuge for Krypton's population, revealing his theory that Krypton will soon explode.
A representative from the Science Council called Ro-Zan bursts in to seize the Projector, as Jor-El has been developing it without approval from the Council. He also orders his men to take the batteries, and when Superman tries to stop them, they knock him unconscious. Ro-Zan places them all under arrest.
Appearing in "Phantoms, Part Five"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- House of El
- Jor-El
- Kal-El (Past)
- Lara Lor-Van
- Phantom King/Mon-El (Lar Gand)
- Superboy (Conner Kent)
- Super-Man (Kong Kenan)
Antagonists:
- Aethyr
- Phantom Zoners (Flashback and main story)
- Val-Kon Crew
- Phantom Zoners (Flashback and main story)
- Khunds
- General Khujil (First appearance; unnamed)
- Kryptonian Military Guild
- Kryptonian Science Council
- Ro-Zan (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Kryptonians
- God (Mentioned only)
- Emperor Kharlax (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
- Mongul MDCCXCII (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Rao the Kryptonian God (Mentioned only)
- Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) (Mentioned only)
- Wraiths (Mentioned only)
- X'rphoans (Mentioned only)
- Willy Wonka (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- 20th Century
- Krypton
- Kryptonopolis
- Jor-El's Lab
- Kryptonopolis
- Rao (Cameo)
- Krypton
- 2024
- X'rphoan Intergalactic Exposition
- Earth
- United States of America
- Smallville
- Kent Farm (Mentioned only)
- Smallville
- United States of America
- Khundian Sun (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- 20th Century
- Sphere of the Gods
Items:
- Battery Bracelets
- Bottled City of Kandor (Mentioned only)
- Phantom Zone Projector
Vehicles:
- Khund warships
Concepts:
- Interlac
- Kryptonese
- Red Sun
- Time Travel
Synopsis for "Supergirl in Again and Again"
Supergirl and Prisoner 8912 are captured by piranha-like aliens. They imprison Supergirl on board their ship and hold an auction to sell 8912 to the highest bidder. Supergirl attempts to break free, but her bonds are designed to turn her own powers against her; when she tries to freeze them with her super-breath they create a sheet of ice over her whole body. The bailiff robot frees her and they run to Prisoner 8912's cell. When Supergirl breaks down the door to the cell, Prisoner 8912 thinks to themself that they will have her again, and they will be one once more.
Appearing in "Supergirl in Again and Again"
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Piranha aliens (First appearance; unnamed)
- The Auctioneer (First appearance; unnamed)
- Prisoner 8912 (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Unnamed planetoid (Flashback only)
Items:
Vehicles:
- The Auctioneer's ship (First appearance)
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