Comic Title: Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 4 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: September 4, 2008 Direct Market Date August 27, 2008
Source: Previews, #236

Direct Market Date September 4, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Thursday, September 4, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 512
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Fantastic Story of Superman's Sons"
Pages: 26

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
Superman #166 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (imaginary appearance)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jor-El (imaginary appearance)
• Lara (imaginary appearance)

Villain(s)

• Gann Artar and two Phantom Zone criminals (imaginary appearance)
• Two unnamed kidnappers (imaginary appearance)

Other Character(s)

• Jor-El II and Kal-El II (imaginary appearance)
• Superman’s unnamed wife (imaginary appearance)
• Krypto’s father (imaginary appearance)

Comments:
Part 1: "Jor-El II and Kal-El II"
Part 2: "The New Nightwing and Flamebird"
Part 3: "Kal-El II’s Mission to Krypton"

This story is an imaginary story. The events depicted are not part of regular continuity.

Synopsis:
Superman becomes the father of two children. One of the boys, Jor-El II, inherits super powers; the other, Kal-El II, does not. Kal-El II grows up with an inferiority complex because he can’t perform super deeds.

Superman takes the boys to Kandor, where they become a new Nightwing and Flamebird. Despite the fact that both boys now lack powers, Kal-El II still feels inferior. The boys track down a masked criminal, who escapes Kandor to Earth.

Superman and Jor-El II pursue the criminal, while Kal-El II takes a time bubble back to Krypton and meets the original Jor-El. Kal deduces the identity of the mystery criminal as Phantom Zone escapee Gann Artar. He also develops a way to reverse the effects of Gann’s new weapon. Kal returns to the present and defeats Gann by sending him back to the Phantom Zone. He also rescues Superman and Jor-El II from Kryptonite. With his success, Kal overcomes his inferiority complex.