Cover Credits |
Artist: Kurt Schaffenberger |
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Comic Title: Superman #162
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1963
On Sale Date:
May 2, 1963 Newsstand Date May 2, 1963
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #301, Page 30
Copyright Date May 2, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963
Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger
Story |
Title: "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue"
Pages: 24
Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)
Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein
Reprinted In:
100-Page Super Spectacular DC-18 (1973)
Best of DC #19 (1981)
Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told HC (1988)
Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told TPB (1989)
DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories TPB (2005)
Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 4 TPB (2008)
Feature Character(s)
- Superman (imaginary appearance)
Supporting Character(s)
- Lois Lane (imaginary appearance)
- Jimmy Olsen (imaginary appearance)
- Perry White (imaginary appearance)
- Lana Lang (imaginary appearance)
- Lucy Lane (imaginary appearance)
- Lori Lemaris (imaginary appearance)
- Krypto (imaginary appearance)
Villain(s)
- Brainiac (imaginary appearance)
- Lex Luthor (imaginary appearance)
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (imaginary appearance)
- Jax-Ur (imaginary appearance)
- The Phantom Zone criminals (imaginary appearance)
- Superman Revenge Squad (imaginary appearance)
Guest Appearance(s)
- Supergirl (imaginary appearance)
- Superman Emergency Squad (imaginary appearance)
- Comet (imaginary appearance)
- Lena Thorul (imaginary appearance)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (imaginary appearance)
- Cosmic Boy (imaginary appearance)
- Saturn Girl (imaginary appearance)
- Sun Boy (imaginary appearance)
- Bouncing Boy (imaginary appearance)
Other Character(s)
- Citizens of Kandor and Atlantis (imaginary appearance)
- Various criminals, soldiers, Khruschev, and Fidel Castro (imaginary appearance)
- The children of Clark and Lana (imaginary appearance)
- The children of Kal-El and Lois (imaginary appearance)
Comments:
Chap. 1: "The Titanic Twins"
Chap. 2: "The Anti-Evil Ray"
Chap. 3: "The End of Superman’s Career"
This story is an imaginary story. The events depicted are not part of regular continuity.
Superman is divided into two beings in this story, Superman-Red and Superman-Blue.
Synopsis:
Superman is confronted by the people of Kandor for his failures. He vows to solve his unaccomplished tasks or give up being Superman. To do so Superman experiments on himself and succeeds in dividing himself into two separate beings, Superman-Red and Superman-Blue, each with mental capabilities a hundred times greater than before.
The two Superman use their brain power to develop a way to rebuild Krypton using all the Kryptonite in the universe. Then they restore Kandor to regular size to colonize the planet. The Supermen then build a world for the citizens of Atlantis and transport them there.
Next Superman-Red and Superman-Blue create an anti-evil ray which changes all the worlds criminals into upstanding citizens. Lex Luthor develops a serum to cure disease, and Supergirl takes the reformed Phantom Zone criminals to live on New Krypton permanently.
With crime eradicated, Superman-Red and Superman-Blue decide to retire and marry the girls they love. Superman-Blue marries Lana and stays on Earth, while Superman-Red marries Lois, taking her to New Krypton to live. Jimmy Olsen also marries Lucy Lane.
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