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The Secret Origin of Superman [Leaf Comic Book Candy] #1 · The Collector

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The Secret Origin of Superman [Leaf Comic Book Candy] (1980)
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DC Comics#1

The Secret Origin of Superman [Leaf Comic Book Candy]

The Secret Origin of Superman [Leaf Comic Book Candy] #1

The Superman Story

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: Not stated
Pages: 16
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Credits

Writer: Martin Pasko
Penciller: Rich Buckler
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letterer: Ben Oda

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Grand Comics Database issue 538332

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Jor-El has detected that Krypton will explode and shows his findings to the Kryptonian council, who don’t believe him. To escape Krypton before the explosion, Jor-El builds a small rocket as a test model. But time runs out and he is forced to launch it containing just his son, Kal-El. The rocket comes to Earth and is found by the Kents, who raise Kal-El as their son, Clark. Due to Earth's gravity and yellow sun, Clark gains powers and becomes a superhero named Superboy. After his parents die, he moves to Metropolis and becomes a reporter for the Daily Planet and fights crime as Superman.

Cover

Dick Giordano

Editor

Joe Orlando

Characters

Jonathan Kent
Jor-El
Krypton
Lara
Martha Kent
Superboy
Superman

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