Superman #227

(June-July 1970)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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The Super-Powers of Perry White! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Coleman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Xasnu (villain); Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Masterman; Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl; Y'Trom

Synopsis

After being infected by an alien plant, Perry White gains super powers and goes after Superman.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #278 (July 1961)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor; White Kryptonite

The Great Kryptonite Mystery (Table of Contents: 3)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Coleman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Ray Burnley

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Clark Kent; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Synopsis

Superboy attempts to "vaccinate" himself against Kryptonite.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #58 (July 1957)

Keywords

green kryptonite

The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Rog-Ar (villain); Superman; Quex-Ul; Mon-El; Supergirl; Jax-Ur; Jor-El; Perry White; Rondor creatures

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

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #157 (November 1962)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; gold kryptonite; green kryptonite; Krypton; Phantom Zone

The Invasion of the Super-Ants! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen

Synopsis

When giant ants invade Metropolis, Superman uses Red Kryptonite to alter his head to resemble an ant's, so that he can communicate with the ants, who have kidnapped Lois Lane. He learns that they have come to warn Earth of the dangers of atomic war, which destroyed their home world.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #296 (January 1963)

Keywords

red kryptonite

Secret of Kryptonite Six! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Jax-Ur (villain); Perry White; Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent; Lori Lemaris; Vorb-Un; Supergirl; Thought-Beast

Synopsis

Jax-Ur tricks Superman into releasing him from the Phantom Zone to save the people of Atlantis from a plague. He then uses the opportunity to create Jewel Kryptonite, which allows the Phantom Zone prisoners to focus their thoughts to affect the outside world.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (March 1964)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Jewel Kryptonite; Kandor; Krypton; Phantom Zone