Comic Title: Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1990
On Sale Date: January 16, 1990 Shipping Date January 16, 1990
Source: Previews, #11

Shipping Date January 18, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #13

Direct Market Date January 18, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #132, #133

Cover Price: $4.95
Page Count: 144
Editor: Mark Waid

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Haunting"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)

Writer/Penciller: John L. Byrne
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Thomas J. Ziuko

Reprinted From:
Man of Steel #6 (1986)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World of Smallville #4; next appearance in Superman #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in World of Smallville #4; next appearance in Superman #2)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in World of Smallville #4; next appearance in Superman #2)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in World of Smallville #4; next appearance in Superman #2)

Other Character(s)

• Helen (Lana's aunt; in flashback; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Clark Kent (Clark reveals his powers to Lana; last appearance in Man of Steel #1; next appearance in World of Smallville #3)
• Lana Lang (Clark reveals his powers to Lana; last appearance in Man of Steel #1; next appearance in World of Smallville #3)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Jor-El (as a hologram and in a vision)
• Lara (in a vision)
• Lois Lane (in a thought image)

Comments:
Clark reveals his secret identity to Lana in flashback of this story which occurs immediately following page 18 of Man of Steel #1.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent returns to Smallville and begins having visions of his birth parents on Krypton. Clark realizes for the first time that he is an alien and was not born on Earth. He also discovers that the rocket ship that brought him to Earth is missing. Evidence shows that it was taken from its secret location within the last six months.

While learning about his own origins, Clark is also reunited with Lana Lang who has recently returned to Smallville. Clark told Lana about his powers just before he left Smallville, years earlier. Lana reveals to Clark that she was deeply hurt when Clark left and has only recently made peace with her emotions for him.