Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1963.
Synopsis for "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!"
Superman is scolded by the Kandorians for failing to live up to his goals to enlarge Kandor, cure Kryptonite, and end crime on Earth. Shamed, he uses a machine he has devised, which is powered by the various forms of Kryptonite, in order to increase his intellect a hundredfold in order to complete these tasks. The process succeeds, but it also splits him into two near-identical beings: Superman-Red and Superman-Blue.
Together, these two Supermen recreate Brainiac's enlarging ray to restore Kandor to its proper size and place it on a New Krypton, which they have created from the remains of the old planet. This, incidentally, removes every bit of kryptonite from the Universe since it all now constitutes the restored Krypton and is rendered harmless. Superman-Red and Superman-Blue next create an anti-evil ray that ends all villainous tendencies on Earth. Thus, a reformed Lex Luthor develops a panacea that cures all physical ailments and defects, which transforms Earth into a paradise. Retiring, Superman-Red marries Lois Lane and moves with her to New Krypton, and Superman-Blue weds Lana Lang and remains on Earth where he devotes his life to science. He also assigns his Superman Robots with the task of dealing with any future natural disasters.
Appearing in "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!"
Featured Characters:
- Superman Blue/Superman Red (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Lana Lang (Single appearance)
- Lois Lane (Single appearance)
- Supergirl (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Brainiac (Single appearance)
- Superman Revenge Squad (Single appearance)
- Lex Luthor (Single appearance)
- Phantom Zoners
- Dru-Zod (Single appearance)
- Jax-Ur (Single appearance)
- Kru-El (Single appearance)
- Mister Mxyzptlk (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Kandorians
- Lori Lemaris (Single appearance)
- Lena Thorul (Single appearance)
- Perry White (Single appearance)
- Jimmy Olsen (Single appearance)
- Krypto (Single appearance)
- Lucy Lane (Single appearance)
- Comet (Single appearance)
- Nikita Khrushchev (from Earth-162) (Single appearance)
- Fidel Castro (from Earth-162) (Single appearance)
- John F. Kennedy (Mentioned only)
Locations:
Notes
- This is an "all imaginary" issue.
- The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! was reprinted in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #18 and in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told.
- An image of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue appeared in the Hypertime montage in The Kingdom #2 implying the this (or a very similar) reality was part of hypertime.
- The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! was originally published as an imaginary story, a story outside of regular continuity. In Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium, it was retconned as having happened on another Earth, (Earth-162).
- Lois Lane and Lana Lang are drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger in this tale.
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