World of Krypton Vol. 2 #4

Contents

“Family History” -- 23 pages

  • written by John Byrne
  • pencils by Mike Mignola
  • inks by Carlos Garzón
  • Lois interviews Superman about his alien heritage (following up on Superman Vol. 2 #1)
  • the issue’s Kryptonian tale (unlike World of Krypton Vol. 2 #1-3) is narrated by Superman
  • in flashback, Jor-El learns of Krypton’s imminent destruction caused by the end of the clone war, and sends Kal-El to Earth


See It in Context on the Continuity Pages:

Man of Steel #1 (collector's edition)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]


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