Comic Title: Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 3 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: April 18, 2007 Direct Market Date April 18, 2007
Source: Previews, Vol. 17 #1 (#217)

Direct Market Date April 18, 2007
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Direct Market Date April 18, 2007
Source: Comic Shop News, #1031

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 560
Editor: Bob Harras

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Krypton's First Superman"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
Superman #154 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #154; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #34)

Guest Star(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Action Comics #289; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #34)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #154; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #34)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #154; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #34)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #154; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #34)
• Lori Lemaris (last appearance in Superman #154; next appearance in Action Comics #290)

Villain(s)

• Ral-En and Mag-En (a Kryptonian criminal and his father; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Lex Luthor (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #126; next appearance in Action Comics #292)
• A gang of bank robbers (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Kal-El (as a baby on Krypton; last appearance in Action Comics #281; next appearance in Superboy #106)
• Jor-El (in flashback; last appearance in Action Comics #281; next appearance in Superman #157)
• Lara (in flashback; last appearance in Action Comics #281; next appearance in Superboy #104)

Other Character(s)

• Lon-Es (a Kandorian and former friend of Jor-El; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman begins to act uncontrollable. He destroys property and helps criminals, but does not understand why he is behaving strangely. Supergirl looks for the cause and is informed by a Kandorian, Lon-Es that Superman is acting under a hypnotic influence. When Superman was a baby on Krypton, a criminal, Ral-En with the ability of Hyper-Hypnosis, used his abilities to make the people of Krypton believe he had super-powers. Jor-El exposed the fraud and in revenge, Ral-En hypnotized Kal-El.

Now years later, that hypnotic suggestion is taking effect due to the presence of a blue comet. Supergirl manages to get a space creature to eat the comet and remove its presence from space. Superman is restored to normal without the comet present to trigger his hypnotic suggestion.