Superman Family Adventures #4 is an issue of the series Superman Family Adventures (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2012.
Synopsis for the 1st Story
Superboy takes Bizarro out for a walk and both stumble upon a piece of red Kryptonite. Bizarro grabs the piece and throws it into the distance. The red Kryptonite arrives at Metropolis and lands right into Perry's cup of coffee, which is then drunk by Titano, a monkey Lois had brought to the Daily Planet. At the same time, Clark brings Beppo, disguised as Bob Kent, to the Planet as a visitor. Suddenly, the red Kryptonite causes Titano to transform into a huge gorilla. Superman and Beppo attempt to calm him down, but Titano blasts Superman with his red Kryptonite vision. This has the effect of separating Superman from his dark side, which acquires a life of its own and calls himself the Negative Superman.
Negative Superman begins causing trouble in his good counterpart's life, disguising himself as Clark Kant. Titano grabs the two Supermen and smashes them together, merging them back into a singular person and ending Negative Superman's threat. The red Kryptonite loses its effect and Titano turns back to normal, in time to be saved by Beppo. Clark returns to the Daily Planet while Jimmy brings Titano for a photoshoot. However, the red Kryptonite is taken by Lex, who is planning his next attack against Superman.
Appearing in the 1st Story
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bob Kent (Beppo) (First appearance as Bob Kent)
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
Villains:
- Lex Luthor
- Negative Superman (Single appearance)
- Titano
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Milky Way Galaxy (Flashback and main story)
- Fortress of Solitude (Flashback only)
- Metropolis
- Haly's Circus (Mentioned only)
- Smallville (Mentioned only)
- Kent Farm (Mentioned only)
- Andromeda Galaxy (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Red Kryptonite (Flashback and main story)
Notes
- This issue retcons Titano's previous appearance in Tiny Titans #28.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Superman Family Adventures series
- Images from Superman Family Adventures Vol 1 4