Contents
“The Secret Revealed!” -- 22 pages
- written by John Byrne
- pencils by John Byrne
- inks by Terry Austin (on figures) and Keith Williams (on backgrounds)
- introduces Luthor’s Kryptonite ring, created with Kryptonite taken (thanks to the help of Dr. Happersen) from the heart of Metallo (kidnapped in Superman Vol. 2 #1)
- Luthor, attempting to learn the connection between Clark Kent and Superman, tortures Lana Lang and drugs Ma and Pa Kent
- Luthor gets Ma Kent’s scrapbook (anonymously returned to Superman in Superman Vol. 2 #9)
- investigator Amanda McCoy uses computers to deduce that Superman is Clark Kent, but Luthor fires her because no superior Kryptonian would masquerade as a helpless human
See It in Context on the Continuity Pages:
Post-Crisis Superman: John Byrne Era (1986-1988)
In 1986, in the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC chose John Byrne to helm the reboot of the Superman titles. Byrne was the popular artist of Marvel’s The Uncanny X-Men, which he had often… [more]
