Comic Title: Superman Chronicles Vol. 7 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2009
On Sale Date: July 22, 2009 Direct Market Date July 22, 2009
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Direct Market Date July 22, 2009
Source: Previews, #247

Cover Price: $14.99
Page Count: 168
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "City in the Stratosphere"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Leo Nowak

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #42 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #13; next appearance in Action Comics #43)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #13; next appearance in Action Comics #43)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #13; next appearance in Action Comics #43)
• Jimmy Olsen (not named in this story; last appearance in Superman #13; next appearance in Superman #15)
• Sergeant Casey (last appearance in Superman #13; next appearance in Superman #14)

Villain(s)

• Luthor (last appearance in Superman #13; next appearance in Action Comics #47)
• Dick Chadwick and Jake Mobray (mobsters; die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Carl Bransom, Nick Flaherty, John Standing, and Freeman Chase (prominent citizens of Metropolis; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given on the contents page of Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 in which this story is reprinted.

Synopsis:
Several prominent citizens of Metropolis disappear suddenly without a trace. Finally a ransom demand is issued for one of the men. Superman tracks down the mobsters responsible, but doesn’t find the missing men. Instead, the men are killed by a ray from the sky.

Superman returns to his apartment as Clark Kent and is himself abducted and taken to a city in the sky. He finds the missing men who are willingly staying to help an alien named Zytal. Superman uncovers Zytal’s hidden agenda and exposes him as the Earth criminal Lex Luthor. Luthor temporarily hypnotizes Superman, but the Man of Steel brings Luthor’s sky fortress to the ground. Somehow, Luthor escapes.