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: ComicList, 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 Super-Outlaw from Krypton"
Pages: 26

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Superman #134 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Justice League of America #9; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #14)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #41; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #14)
• Perry White (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #106; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #14)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #41; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #42)

Villain(s)

• Kull-Ex (a Kandorian; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Supergirl (last appearance in Action Comics #259; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #14)
• Krypto (last appearance in Action Comics #258; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #45)

Other Character(s)

• Zell-Ex and his wife (in flashback to life on Krypton; no further appearances)
• Jor-El (in flashback; no further appearances)
• Several officials of Metropolis (Dr. Peabody named; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Zor-El (in flashback to Supergirl’s origin)
• Allura (in flashback to Supergirl’s origin)

Comments:
Chap. 1: "The Super-Menace of Metropolis"
Chap. 2: "The Revenge Against Jor-El"
Chap. 3: "The Duel of the Supermen"

Supergirl’s origin is briefly recapped in this story.

Synopsis:
Superman has become a menace. He is committing super-deeds which cause mass destruction in Metropolis. Although no lives are lost, Superman’s actions have made him a public enemy.

However, the real Superman is not behind the destruction. He has been replaced by Kull-Ex a Kandorian. Kull-Ex believes that his father’s life was ruined by Superman’s father Jor-El. He has sworn revenge against Jor-El’s son Kal-El and trapped him in Kandor, while he impersonates Superman to ruin his image.

Supergirl confronts the phony Superman and discovers what has happened. She frees the real Superman from Kandor and leaves to carry out a plan. Superman, still tiny in size, battles Kull-Ex in the Fortress of Solitude to distract the villain.

While he was distracted, Supergirl and Krypto have carried the Fortress into space and overtaken light rays from Krypton. The events reveal that Kull-Ex himself was responsible for his father’s ruined career, not Jor-El. Kull-Ex restores Superman to normal and makes a full confession to exonerate Superman.