Comic Title: Superman #229
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1970
On Sale Date: June 18, 1970 Newsstand Date June 18, 1970
Source: House Ad, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #103, Page 30

Copyright Date June 18, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of March and September
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Ex-Superman"
Pages: 15

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Joe Giella

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #228; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #102)

Guest Star(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Adventure Comics #394; next appearance in Adventure Comics #395)

Villain(s)

• Lord Korpon and his followers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Supro and his people (slaves; no further appearances)
• Lirlon (Korpon's chosen bride; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Lois Lane (in flashback)
• Jimmy Olsen (in flashback)
• The Jet-Set Gang (in flashback)

Comments:
This story is continued from Superman #228.

Synopsis:
After losing his powers criminals exile Superman into space aboard a rocket headed to the execution world named Morgu. Lord Korpon, the ruler, offers Superman his choice of executions. Superman chooses to be turned into a living plant. However, he uses the process to engineer his escape.

Superman finds his way to a group of people who serve as slaves on this world. The are led by a man named Supro who wears a costume similar to Superman's. Supro attacks Superman, but the Man of Steel wins the fight and becomes the leader. He is given the Supro costume.

When the girl Lirlon comes into the slave camp, Superman tries to protect her. Lord Korpon wants to execute her and has guards drag her away. Superman follows, but he believes he was too late to prevent her death. Instead he meets Supergirl, who was disguised as Lirlon. Supergirl explains that she retrieved Superman's costume from criminals on Earth and found red dust on it which caused Superman's power loss. With the costume cleaned, Superman slowly regains his powers and returns to Earth.

Superman also learns that the slaves came from Earth. He had gone back in time to save the people from a sinking continent. They fled into space and were eventually enslaved. Over the centuries, their honoring of Superman turned into Supro, their hero.