Issue Details

Issue	#232
Published	December 1970-January 1971
Cover Price	0.25
Pages	68
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes	Giant #G-78. Theme= Krypton Lives Again

Cover Details - "Krypton Lives Again in These Mighty Tales!"

Characters	Superman; Baby Kal-El; Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol; Winged One; Krypton
Synopsis	Vignettes of Kryptonian scenes
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Jack Adler
Letters	Gaspar Saladino; typeset
Notes	Cover colors and letters credits from Carl Gafford, via the GCD Error Tracker, July 2010.

9 page Superman story "Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1]"

Characters	Jor-El (guest star, death); Lara (guest star, death) (both marry in this story); Superman (origin retold in brief); Krypton; Professor Galsworthy; Krypto's parents; Lyla Lerrol
Synopsis	Superman accidentally travels through time and across space to Krypton, where he meets actress Lyla Lerrol and his parents.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted	From Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)

9 page Superman story "Superman's Kryptonian Romance [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 2]"

Characters	Superman; Lyla Lerrol; Jonathan Kent (guest appearance); Martha Clark (guest appearance, before their marriage); Snark McGill (intro, villain); Brainiac (cameo); Kandor (cameo); Jor-El; Lara; Gregg Halliday
Synopsis	Superman romances Lyla and witnesses Jonathan Kent's proposal to Martha, while Brainiac shrinks and steals Kandor.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted	From Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)

8 page Superman story "The Surprise of Fate! [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 3]"

Characters	Superman [Kal-El]; Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol (death); green kryptonite; Krypton
Synopsis	Superman accidentally escapes Krypton, leaving behind Lyla.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted	From Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)

8 page Superboy story "Father's Day on Planet Krypton!"

Characters	Superboy; Clark Kent; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Baby Kal-El (flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Jax-Ur (flashback); other Phantom Zone Villains; green kryptonite
Genre	superhero
Script	Leo Dorfman
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp
Reprinted	From Adventure #313 (October, 1963)

1 page Giant Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset

8 page Superman story "The Fugitive from the Phantom Zone!"

Characters	Ras-Krom (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Jax-Ur; Vak-Ox; Jimmy Olsen; Bor-Ak; Lon-Ra; Phantom Zone
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Reprinted	From Superman #164 (October 1963)

12 page Superboy story "The Wizard City"

Characters	Vedders (villain); Superboy; Professor Olsen; Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Mrs. Olsen; Sir Roland; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Krypton (flashback); Superman robot
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Notes	inker id by Bob Hughes 8/05
Reprinted	From Adventure Comics #216 (September 1955)