Comic Title: Best of DC #40
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: September 1983
On Sale Date: June 2, 1983 Newsstand Date June 2, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #211

Newsstand Date June 2, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #26

Shipping Date May 10, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #211

Shipping Date May 10, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #26

Shipping Date May 10, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #82

Copyright Date May 10, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 96
Editor: Nicola Cuti

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "A Tale of Time and Tide"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
World of Krypton

Writer: Elliot S. Maggin
Penciller: Dick Dillin
Inker: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted From:
Superman #268 (1973)

Feature Character(s)

• Jor-El (last appearance in World of Krypton #1; next appearance in Superboy #121)

Supporting Character(s)

• Zim-El (Jor-El's uncle; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Kil-Gor (in flashback; an inventor; no further appearances)
• Bur-El (Kal-El's ancestor; no further appearances)
• Har-No and several villagers (in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Young Jor-El interrupts an experiment conducted by his uncle Zim-El. As a result Zim-El drops some chemicals that he had been using. Jor-El wants to know what it's like to be an inventor so Zim-El tells him the story of Kil-Gor, Krypton's first inventor.

When Krypton was a young world, villages began to form near the sea. One villager named Kil-Gor was a tinkerer and repairman. However, he enjoyed working on inventions, though no one else found them practical. However, when he uses volcanic glass to create a looking glass, the device helps divers to spot flocks of sea birds sooner, thus allowing them to harvest silten during low tide.

The success of the invention leads to the birds leaving the area, since the Kryptonian are able to harvest their food source. Without the birds, the villagers have no way to know when the tides will recede. Kil-Gor then develops a rudimentary hourglass to measure time. Using the device he is able to predict the tides. With the new inventions helping the harvest of silten, Kil-Gor's village becomes a wealthy marketplace.