| Characters |
Superman; Supergirl (guest star); Mon-El (guest appearance); Quex-Ul (intro, villain); Jax-Ur; Phantom Zone villains; Rog-Ar (intro, villain, flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Gold Kryptonite (intro in non-imaginary story); Phantom Zone; Fortress of Solitude; Krypton (flashback); Perry White |
| Synopsis |
Superman releases Quex-Ul from the Phantom Zone since he has served his sentence, but Quex-Ul vows revenge on the son of the man who pronounced him guilty. However, when the freed prisoner displays heroic behavior, Superman wonders if Quex-Ul was truly guilty and travels back in time to Krypton to witness Quex-Ul being hypnotized into believing himself guilty. When Supergirl tells Quex-Ul he is innocent, he sacrifices himself to keep Superman from being exposed to the Gold Kryptonite trap he has set for him. In doing so, Quex-Ul loses his powers and his memory, so Superman sets him up in a new life in Metropolis. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Ed Hamilton |
| Pencils |
Curt Swan |
| Inks |
George Klein |
| Notes |
Quex-Ul's next appearance is in PHANTOM ZONE #1. Gold Kryptonite's first appearance in an imaginary story was in Adventure Comics #299. |
| Reprinted |
in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #21/1970; in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #227 (June-July 1970); in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] |