Free! The Earth-- The very universe itself-- is ours for the taking! 
The Phantom Zone #1 is an issue of the series The Phantom Zone (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1982.
Synopsis for "The Haunting of Charlie Kweskill!"
The Phantom Zone prisoners focus their telepathic talents on Quex-Ul, now known as Charlie Kweskill, a Daily Planet pasteup man. Kweskill is an amnesiac former Phantom Zone inmate with his Kryptonian powers removed by Gold Kryptonite. The Zone villains hypnotize Kweskill into breaking into hi-tech labs in his sleep, stealing valuable components, and using them to assemble a Phantom Zone Projector. Superman finds out about the plot just in time to break into Charlie's apartment as Kweskill activates the projector. It frees the Phantom Zone villains and sends Superman and Charlie Kweskill into the Zone.
Appearing in "The Haunting of Charlie Kweskill!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Batman (Mentioned only)
- Bob Woodward (Mentioned only)
- Carl Bernstein (Mentioned only)
- Jimmy Olsen
- Joe Garrity
- Lana Lang
- Lois Lane (Cameo)
- Perry White
- Kryptonians
- Ak-Var (Mentioned only)
- Ar-Ual (Mentioned only)
- Az-Rel
- Bal-Gra (Mentioned only)
- Cha-Mel (Mentioned only)
- Dr. Xadu (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Erndine Ze-Da (Mentioned only)
- Gaz-Or (Mentioned only)
- Gra-Mo (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Jer-Em
- Jor-El (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Kur-Dul (Mentioned only)
- Kryptonian Science Council (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Lara Lor-Van (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Nadira
- Orn-Zu (Mentioned only)
- Ras-Krom (Mentioned only)
- Roz-Em (Mentioned only)
- Shyla Kor-Onn (Mentioned only)
- Tor-An (Mentioned only)
- Tra-Gob (Mentioned only)
- Vax-Nor (Mentioned only)
- Vorb-Un (Mentioned only)
- Vor-Kil (Mentioned only)
- Rondor
Locations:
- Earth
- Krypton (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Erkol (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Fort Rozz (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Gold Volcano (Mentioned only)
- Great Krypton Lake (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Jewel Mountains (Mentioned only)
- Scarlet Jungle (Mentioned only)
- Phantom Zone
- Wegthor (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
Items:
- Phantom Zone Projector
- Android (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Kryptonian Weaponry Cache (Flashback only)
- Kryptonian Robot Police (Flashback only)/(In dream sequence only)
- Horu-Kanu (Kryptonian Martial Arts)
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Superman: Phantom Zone.
- This issue retells the stories of the Phantom Zone criminals from Superboy #104.
Trivia
- Quex-Ul was freed from the Phantom Zone and proved innocent of his crime in Superman #157.
