Superman #222

(December 1969)

Superman's Lost Brother! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman (origin retold); Halk Kar [Earth-2's Mon-El] (intro); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Wrecker Ross (intro, villain); Lois Lane

Synopsis:

When Halk Kar crashes on Earth, the note he carries in Jor-El's handwriting makes Superman suspect that Halk Kar is his older brother. But when Halk Kar joins Superman in his pursuit of "Wrecker" Ross, Halk Kar receives an electric shock and remembers that he is actually a space traveller from Thoron who met Jor-El on Krypton just before it exploded.

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #80 (January-February 1953) [retitled there as "Superman's Lost Brother!"]

The Sweetheart Superman Forgot! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Sally Selwyn (intro); Digby Selwyn [Sally's father] (intro); Lori Lemaris (guest appearance); Bart Benson (intro, villain); Lois Lane (cameo)

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #165 (November 1963)

Jor-El II and Kal-El II (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Kal-El II [Superman's son] (intro); Jor-El II [Superman's son] (intro), Superman's wife (unrevealed) (all imaginary); Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #166 (January 1964)

Indexer Notes

an imaginary story

The New Nightwing and Flamebird! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Jor-El II (as Nightwing); Kal-El II (as Flamebird); Kandor; Zan Zarn (statue); Mrn Abbas (statue); Jor-El I (statue); Fortress of Solitude; Gann Artar (villain) (all imaginary)

Synopsis:

Superman's sons become Nightwing II and Flamebird II

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #166 (January 1964)

Kal-El II's Mission to Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Jor-El II; Kal-El II; Jor-El; Lara; Krypton; Gann Artar (villain) (all imaginary); green kryptonite; Kandor (cameo); Fortress of Solitude; Val-El (statue); Sul-El (statue); Tala-El (statue); Krypto's father; Phantom Zone

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #166 (January 1964)

The Secret of Superboy's Sister (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Schwartz

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #62 (January 1958)

Indexer Notes

John Sikela removed from pencils and inks credits. Sikela mistakenly added earlier to credits through misattribution of reprint source to Superboy #36.