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Superman Vol 1 311

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"Plague of the Antibiotic Man!": Superman and the Flash battle Nam-Ek, an impervious survivor of Krypton with a Rondor horn, whom the Man of Steel mistakenly thinks has been causing a plague in Central City. When h

It is hopeless, Superman. Neither you nor Flash can stop me! Not only do I have super-powers, but I am immortal! And if not even the explosion of Krypton could stop me... How can you?!
— Nam-Ek

Superman #311 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1977.

Synopsis for "Plague of the Antibiotic Man!"

Superman and the Flash battle Nam-Ek, an impervious survivor of Krypton with a Rondor horn, whom the Man of Steel mistakenly thinks has been causing a plague in Central City. When he apparently kills Nam-Ek, Superman believes he must retire. Worse yet, Lois Lane is stricken by the plague.

Appearing in "Plague of the Antibiotic Man!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Amalak (Unnamed) (Cameo)
    • Jevik (also disguised as Ralphie) (First appearance)
  • Nam-Ek (Apparent death) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Other Characters:

  • World News Conference Reporters
    • Angelique (Single appearance)
  • Vernon Lombard (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
  • Sheridan Central Hotel Ski Patrol
    • Richards (Single appearance)
    • Partner (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Galaxy Communications (Mentioned only)
  • Picture News (Mentioned only)
  • Rondor (Dies in flashback)

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

  • Amalak's Spacecraft disguised as an Asteroid
  • Passenger Train

Notes

  • Lois Lane mentions to the Flash that she may be working out of one of Galaxy Communications newspapers in Central City by the end of the month. However, this doesn't sit too well with Iris Allen, who accuses Lois of being a "super-hero groupie" and potentially chasing after the Flash the way she became infamous for doing over Superman in Metropolis.
  • The issue fails to explain how trace particles of Green Kryptonite would be present in the lava of the volcano when all Green K on Earth was converted into iron in Superman #233 and more Green K had yet to explicitly arrive on Earth since then. However, the point is visited in Superman #315.
  • The last .30 cent issue.

Trivia

  • This is the first issue that began to credit the Colorist.


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