Superman #157

(November 1962)

The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Supergirl (guest star); Mon-El (guest appearance); Quex-Ul (intro, villain); Jax-Ur; Phantom Zone villains; Rog-Ar (intro, villain, flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Gold Kryptonite (intro in non-imaginary story); Phantom Zone; Fortress of Solitude; Krypton (flashback); Perry White

Synopsis:

Superman releases Quex-Ul from the Phantom Zone since he has served his sentence, but Quex-Ul vows revenge on the son of the man who pronounced him guilty. However, when Quex-Ul displays heroic behavior, Superman wonders if he was truly guilty and travels back in time to Krypton to witness Quex-Ul being hypnotized into believing himself guilty. When Supergirl tells Quex-Ul he is innocent, he sacrifices himself to keep Superman from being exposed to a Gold Kryptonite trap he has set for him. In doing so, Quex-Ul loses his powers and memory, so Superman sets him up in a new life in Metropolis.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #227 (June-July 1970)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G72 (June-July 1970)
• in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #21/1970 ([november] 1970)
• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([June] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Quex-Ul's next appearance is in PHANTOM ZONE #1. Gold Kryptonite's first appearance in an imaginary story was in Adventure Comics #299.

The Super-Genie of Metropolis! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; an enemy agent (intro, villain); Lori Lemaris (guest appearance); Krypto; Perry White

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Supermann (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #8/1966 ([august] 1966)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #8 [Direct] (November-December 1980)

["This guard duty is easy"] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76 (May-June 1952)

Superman's Day of Doom! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lightning Lad; Cosmic boy; Supergirl (all as the Legion of Super-Heroes); Superman; Lana Lang; Bizarro #1; Lori Lemaris; Stephen Snapinn (intro); Comet the Super-Horse (cameo); Krypto (cameo); green kryptonite; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Luma Lynai (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback)

Reprints:

• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-38 (October-November 1975)

["When you finish work, come over to my place, Ollie."] (Table of Contents)

Ollie / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #3/1972 ([mars] 1972)