Superman: Phantom Zone

([September] 2013)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #1 [Direct] (January 1982)

The Haunting of Charlie Kweskill! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited as Tony De Zuñiga)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

Milt Snapinn (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Perry White is a newspaper of the old school.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jor-El; Lana Lang; Lara; Gra-Mo; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Quex-Ul / Charlie Kweskill; Perry White; Gra-Mo's two assistants; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Va-Kox; Dr. Xadu; Faora Hu-Ul; General Zod; Az-Rel (introduction); Nadira (introduction); Kru-El; Mon-El; Jer-Em; Erndine Ze-Da (mentioned); Ar-Ual (mentioned); Cha-Mel (mentioned); Vorb-Un (mentioned); Ak-Var (mentioned); Roz-Em (mentioned); Shyla Kor-Onn (mentioned); Gaz-Or (mentioned); Ras-Krom (mentioned); Tor-An (mentioned); Orn-Zu (mentioned); Tra-Gob (mentioned); Bal-Gra (mentioned); Vor-Kil (mentioned); Vax-Nor (mentioned); Kur-Dul (mentioned)] (some appear only in Quex-Ul's repressed memories)

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #1 (January 1982)

Keywords

Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

A character who appears to be Thul-Kar appears in the background of the Phantom Zone on page 17, however this must be some other character since Thul-Kar does not enter the Zone until Krypton's last day (see issue #3).

Earth under Siege (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gene Colan (signed as Colan)

Inks

Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jax-Ur; General Zod; ghostly figures of Superman and Charlie Kweskill [Quex-Ul]

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #2 [Direct] (February 1982)

Earth under Siege! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Moments ago, they were wraiths trapped....

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nadira Va-Dim; Nam-Ek; Kru-El; Jer-Em; Hal Jordan; Professor Va-Kox; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Jimmy Olsen; Az-Rel; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Steve Trevor; Quex-Ul / Charlie Kweskill; Jax-Ur; Perry White; General Zod; Flash (cameo); Zatanna (cameo); Elongated Man (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Col. Steve Trevor; Supergirl [Linda Danvers]

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #2 (February 1982)

Keywords

Phantom Zone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Priestesses of the Temple of the Crimson Sun

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #3 [Direct] (March 1982)

The Terror beyond Twilight! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

Milt Snapinn (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Phantom Zone's misty regions end abruptly

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Kru-El; Jer-Em; Professor Va-Kox; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Quex-Ul / Charlie Kweskill; Jax-Ur; General Zod; Priestesses of the Temple of the Crimson Sun; Thul-Kar (introduction); Aethyr (introduction)

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #3 (March 1982)

Keywords

Phantom Zone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Quex-Ul / Charlie Kweskill; Aethyr

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #4 [Direct] (April 1982)

The Phantom Planet! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Tony DeZuniga (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Beyond punk, beyond new wave

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nam-Ek; Kru-El; Hal Jordan; Professor Va-Kox; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Faora Hu-Ul; Jax-Ur; Perry White; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; General Zod; Charlie Kweskill [Quex-Ul] (death); Aethyr; Jer-Em (death)

Reprints

• from The Phantom Zone (DC, 1982 series) #4 (April 1982)

Keywords

Phantom Zone

The Final Chapter of the Phantom Zone Criminals (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rick Veitch

Inks

Bob Smith

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; The Phantom Zone Criminals [Nam-Ek; Faora Hu-Ul; General Zod]

Reprints

• from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #97 [Direct] (September 1986)

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records provided by DC Comics.

Phantom Zone: The Final Chapter (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Rick Veitch (credited)

Inks

Bob Smith (credited)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited as D'Angelo)

Letters

John Costanza (credited as Costanza)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Night thoughts of a Kryptonian physicist

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jor-El; Lana Lang; Lara; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Superman [Clark Kent]; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Va-Kox; Dr. Xadu; Faora Hu-Ul; Nam-Ek; General Zod; Kru-El; Thul-Kar; Aethyr; Erndine Ze-Da (mentioned only); Ar-Ual (mentioned only); Vorb-Un (mentioned only); Ras-Krom (mentioned only); Shyla Kor-Onn (mentioned only); Az-Rel (mentioned only); Nadira Va-Dim (mentioned only)]; the Wizards of Juru; Bizarro World inhabitants [Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Clark Kent; Bizarro-Lois Lane; Bizarro-Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro-Perry White; Bizarro-Jor-El (statue); Bizarro-Lara (statue)]; Ms. Gsptlsnz; Ms. Bgbznz; Kytszbtn (son of Mxyzptlk and Bgbznz)

Reprints

• from DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #97 (September 1986)

Keywords

Bizarro World; Fortress of Bizarro; green kryptonite; Krypton; Phantom Zone; Zrfff

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

An Untold Tale of the Pre-Crisis Universe. Incorrectly depicts Nam-Ek being projected into the Zone on Krypton for 15 sun-cycles. Nam-Ek is an immortal who was left drifting in space when Krypton exploded. He was projected into the Zone in Superman #315.