Superman Vol 1 397

"The Born-Again Kryptonite Man!": Superman is beset by an ancient Kryptonian with Green Kryptonite-radiating powers who believes the Man of Steel's race to be responsible for Krypton's destruction, and seeks to kill him.

Appearing in "The Born-Again Kryptonite Man!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Josh Coyle
• Lana Lang
• Oscar Asherman (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

• Kryptonite Man (First appearance & origin) (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• Kymu Alien Race (Mentioned only)
• Seeders (Alien Race)
  • Lord Sed (First appearance)
  • Commander Dun (First appearance)
  • Soldiers (Unnamed) (First appearance)
• WGBS Employees (Unnamed)
  • Tom Payton (On a TV or computer screen)
• Metropolis Fire Department (On a TV or computer screen)
• Security Guard (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Ny'l'uylians (Flashback only)
• Rao (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Space
  • Time / Space Warp
    • Sol system
      • Saturn
      • Earth
        • Metropolis
          • Galaxy Communications Building
            • Clark Kent's Office
            • WGBS Studios
            • Control Room
  • Rao (Flashback only)
  • Krypton (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
    • Ny'l'uyl (Flashback only) (Name of Krypton by the Ny'l'uylians)

Items:

• Green Kryptonite (as Kryptonite Man's Skin)

Vehicles:

• Various Kymu Spacecrafts
• Kryptonite Man's Seedercraft
• Large Seedercraft
• Small Seedercrafts
  
  

Synopsis for "The Born-Again Kryptonite Man!"

Superman is beset by an ancient Kryptonian with Green Kryptonite-radiating powers who believes the Man of Steel's race to be responsible for Krypton's destruction, and seeks to kill him.

Notes

• Per the credits page, Ed Hannigan was credited as creating the Kryptonite Man.
• This story is continued in Supergirl (Volume 2) #21.

Trivia

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  • Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)

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