Comic Title: Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: June 21, 2006 Direct Market Date June 14, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #3 (#207)

Direct Market Date June 21, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 576
Editor: Emily Ryan Lerner

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Superman from Outer Space"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #265 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #110; next appearance in Action Comics #265)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45; next appearance in Superman #138)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45; next appearance in Action Comics #265)

Other Character(s)

• Hyper-Man (Chester King; a duplicate Superman from the planet Oceania; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Lydia Long (a parallel Lois Lane; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman’s secret identity is protected by a look-a-like that substitutes for his Clark Kent persona. The duplicate Superman is Chester King alias Hyper-Man. Hyper-Man was originally from the planet Zoron which paralleled the planet Krypton. When his world was destroyed he was sent to the planet Oceania just as Superman was sent to Earth. The two heroes careers are amazingly similar.

At Superman’s Fortress, Hyper-Man explains that he needs help protecting his identity from Lydia Long, a girl paralleling Earth’s Lois Lane. Superman agrees to help and after consulting his super-computer they leave for Oceania.

On Oceania, Superman intentionally screws up and reveals the identity of Hyper-Man to his entire world. Hyper-Man then loses his powers and is forced to live as Chester King. Chester marrys Lydia, but an unknown ailment causes Chester to take ill. He realizes that Superman knew of the ailment from his super-computer and had staged the accidents so that Chester could have a happy year of marriage before he died.