Superman #103 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1956.
Synopsis for "The Superman of Yesterday"
Clark Kent receives a letter from old-timer Jeremy Bird, claiming that Superman had saved his life in North Dakota 60 years earlier. Bird was a logger, and was saved from a fallen tree and an angry band of Sioux by Superman. Clark was prone to dismiss it, except that Bird's details of Krypton were mathematically accurate - details which he claimed to get from Superman.
Clark continues reading, and picturing himself as the protagonist in Bird's yarn. Confused, Superman goes to a town in North Dakota to investigate the claim and finds contemporary newspaper reports that back-up Bird's story. Superman finally visits the old timer at the Sutter County Retirement Home, but Jeremy Bird doesn't recognize him, though his face is similar to the Kryptonian that Bird had met. Bird claims the man he met wore green and yellow, and had a son back on "Cripton" named Jor-El.
With the mystery solved, the next day's Daily Planet headline is "How Grandfather of Superman Visited Earth Six Decades Ago."
Appearing in "The Superman of Yesterday"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jor-El I (Unnamed)
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Bristol (Flashback and main story)
- Jeremy Bird (Flashback and main story)
- Sioux First Nations Band
Other Characters:
- Jor-El II (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- North Dakota
- North Dakota Retirement Home
- Sutter County
- Logging Camp
- Sioux Forrest
- Krypton (Flashback only)
Items:
- Jor-El I's Experimental Space Machine
- Lumber
- Southwest Courier Newspaper
- War Canoes
Vehicles:
- Clark Kent's Automobile
Synopsis for "The Revenge of Mr. Mxyztplk"
Mr. Mxyztplk is "insured" against vanishing when he says his name backwards by an unknown factor.
Appearing in "The Revenge of Mr. Mxyztplk"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Metropolitans
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Excavation
- Exhibition Fairgrounds
Items:
- Algebra Textbook
- King Arthur (Statue only)
- Excalibur
- Excavation
Vehicles:
- Police Car
- Steam Shovel
Synopsis for "The Man Who Could Read Superman's Mind"
A man who claims to be able to read minds appears to know Superman's secret identity, and offers his services to a gangleader.
Appearing in "The Man Who Could Read Superman's Mind"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Tom McLain/ Great Cosmo
Other Characters:
- Metropolitans
- Metropolis Police Department
- Slick Gentry
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Jewelery Store
- Metropolis Stadium
- River
Items:
- Film
Vehicles:
- Barge
- Getaway Car
Notes
Trivia
- "The Superman of Yesterday" is credited with the first appearance of Superman's grandfather Jor-El the first. He remains unnamed, and there are no images of Jor-El I, since Superman is reading Bird's narrative and mistakingly pictures himself as the hero of the story. Bird reveals that the "Superman" he met wore a yellow and green costume, and that his son's name was "Jor-El".
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