Superman Vol 1 53
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"The Origin of Superman"
"The Oracle from Metropolis"
"A Job for Superhombre"
Appearing in "The Origin of Superman"
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- Krypton (In flashback only)
- Metropolis
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Appearing in "The Oracle from Metropolis"
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- Agamemnon (Single appearance)
- Mike Mooney (Single appearance)
- Oracle of Delphi (Single appearance)
- Professor Grog (Single appearance)
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Appearing in "A Job for Superhombre"
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- Eye (Single appearance)
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Synopsis for "A Job for Superhombre"
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Notes
- Superman appeared last in Action Comics #121. He appears next in Action Comics #122.
- This issue combines elements of both the Golden Age version of Superman, as well prepares for the revamping of the character for the Silver Age. In the opening story, Superman's birth-parents are known as Jor-L and Lora, whereas later Silver Age versions update their names as Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van. Superman's foster parents alter their names slightly from Golden to Silver age as well. The Golden Age Kents are named John and Mary, whereas the Silver Age Kents are named Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent.
- This issue is the first full appearance of Jor-L and Lora. They were briefly seen behind-the-scenes in an introduction in Action Comics #1, but were never referenced by name.
Trivia
- This issue marks the ten year anniversary of Superman.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Superman (Volume 1) series index at DC Indexes
- Superman (Volume 1) series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Superman (Volume 1) series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
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