Superman Vol 1 356

"Battle of the Super-Hyper Powers!": Vartox has found another world upon which to be a super-hero, but discovers that the inhabitants are using him for nefarious purposes, and gets the aid of Superman, not knowing the Tynolans intend to sacrifice him to their god Moxumbra.

"Battle of the Super-Hyper Powers!"
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Superman Vol 1 #356
February, 1981
Executive Editor	Joe Orlando
Cover Artists	Rich Buckler Dick Giordano
Battle of the Super-Hyper Powers!
Writers	Cary Bates
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	Frank Chiaramonte
Colorists	Adrienne Roy
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Julius Schwartz E. Nelson Bridwell
The Fabulous World of Krypton: "The Exile from Krypton!"
Writers	Paul S. Newman
Pencilers	Jose Delbo
Inkers	Kim DeMulder
Colorists	Jerry Serpe
Letterers	Shelly Leferman
Previous Issue	Superman # 355
Next Issue	Superman # 357

I need your help, Superman! I am caught in a perilous predicament! All the while that I believed I was a champion aiding a race in need-- I was actually a pawn in some mysterious game!

— Vartox

Superman #356 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1981.

Synopsis for "Battle of the Super-Hyper Powers!"

Vartox has found another world upon which to be a super-hero, but discovers that the inhabitants are using him for nefarious purposes, and gets the aid of Superman, not knowing the Tynolans intend to sacrifice him to their god Moxumbra.

Appearing in "Battle of the Super-Hyper Powers!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Vartox (Flashback and main story)
• Lana Lang (Flashback and main story)
• Steve Lombard
• Morgan Edge (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

• Tynolans (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
  • Rulhu (First appearance)
• Moxumbra (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Giant Monster (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• USAF Pilot (call-sign Blue Charlie) (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Skiers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Bobby (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Space
  • Milky Way Galaxy (Flashback and main story)
    • Planet Tynola (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
    • Earth
      • Mammoth Mountain (a few hours drive north of Metropolis)
        • Ski Lodge
      • Metropolis (Mentioned only)

Items:

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Vehicles:

• USAF Jet
  

Synopsis for The Fabulous World of Krypton: "The Exile from Krypton!"

In Erkol, some years before Krypton's destruction, an elder tells members of the Nor family the legend of the Twin Peaks and how, in ancient times, their ancestor Lok-Nor saved the Kryptonians from alien invaders and from an air-destroying cloud.

Appearing in The Fabulous World of Krypton: "The Exile from Krypton!"

Featured Characters:

• Lok-Nor (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Council of Five (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Sen-Tal (Leader) (Single appearance)
• Lok-Nor's Son (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Sky People (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Kryptonians

Locations:

• Space
  • Yion Cloud (Destroyed)
  • Krypton
    • Erkol
      • Twin Peaks
      • Desert

Items:

• Exploding Stones
• Thought-Control Helmet

Vehicles:

• Sky-Ship

Trivia

• A Royton is a Kryptonian measurement of precise time.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Superman series