I've hated you from that moment on! And now I'll kill you--as I've dreamed of doing every day since-- (in reference to the death of his brother John Corben)
Appearing in "The Man with the Kryptonite Heart"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Albert Michaels (Flashback and main story)
- Lois Lane
- Morgan Edge
- Steve Lombard
Antagonists:
- Metallo (Roger Corben) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- SKULL (Unnamed) (Flashback and main story)
- High Commander (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Helvig (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Bob Woodward (Mentioned only)
- Carl Bernstein (Mentioned only)
- WGBS Employee (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Metallo (John Corben) (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis Police Department (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- S.T.A.R. Labs
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Monroe Sports Arena
- 344 Clinton Street
- Clark Kent's Apartment
- Police Morgue
- Two S.T.A.R. Labs (Unknown Locations) (Mentioned only)
- Krypton (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Canister of Radioactive Man-Made Elements (Which makes up the components for Synthetic Kryptonite)
- Einsteinium (Mentioned only)
- Nobelium (Mentioned only)
- Element (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- WGBS Minicam
- SKULL Robot
- Synthetic Kryptonite
Vehicles:
- Metallo's Jet-Scooter (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Man with the Kryptonite Heart"
When Roger Corben, SKULL member and brother of the original Metallo, is injured in a robbery, the crime cabal makes him into a second Metallo with a Synthetic Kryptonite heart and sends him against Superman.
Notes
- Lois Lane is considering leaving Metropolis for one of Galaxy Communications holdings in the Midwest.
Trivia
- Roger Corben is the younger brother of the late John Corben - the first Metallo. The first Metallo first appeared in Action Comics #252.
- Albert Michaels will soon become the first villain to adopt the identity of the Atomic Skull.
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Superman Vol 1 310 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Superman series
Recommended Reading
- Superman Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Action Comics (Volume 2)
- Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 3)
- Superman (Volume 4)
- Superman (Volume 5)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
Links and References
- Superman article at Wikipedia
- Superman article at Supermanica
- Superman (Volume 1) series index at DC Indexes
- Superman (Volume 1) series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Superman (Volume 1) series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
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