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Issue: Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #3
Publication Date: July 2014
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 05/14/2014
Volume: 3
Pages: 432
ISBN: 9781401241070
UPC/EAN: 978140124107057500
Price: $85.00 CAD
$75.00 USD
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Content Items: 64 (38 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #255-268 and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132-139.

Final release in the series of DC Archive Editions.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 7.0" x 10.5"
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: hardcover; dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Cover image taken from the cover of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #134.
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Front hardcover embossed with Superman shield.
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Foreword

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The Bride of Bizarro!

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Superman; Lois Lane; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois Lane
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The Bride of Bizarro!

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Superman; Lois Lane; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois Lane; New Bizarro
Bizarro keeps the real Superman from revealing to Lois that she has been proposed to by Bizarro's duplicate, whom he calls New Bizarro, with a kryptonite meteorite, but Lois realizes New Bizarro is not the true Man of Steel. But New Bizarro doesn't give up easily, and the duplicates fight each other. Bizarro seeks out Superman's help and destroys the kryptonite, turning it into a dust cloud which destroys New Bizarro. Bizarro resumes courting Lois, until Lois creates a duplicate of herself so that Bizarro can have his own Bizarro-Lois.
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The Superman of the Future!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
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The Superman of the Future!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dirk Folgar [Agent X-3] (villain)
Superman poses as the Future Superman, who has the power to predict the future, to smoke out Agent X-3 and prevent an attempt on the life of the President.
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Kal-El [Superman]; Futuro
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Superman's Other Life, Part 1: Krypton Lives On

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Batman; Robin
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Superman's Other Life, Part 2: Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton

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Superman's Other Life, Part 3: The Superman of Two Worlds

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Clark Kent, the Reporter of Steel!

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Clark Kent [Superman]; Lex Luthor
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The Reporter of Steel!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robots; Lex Luthor (villain)
Luthor creates a ray that gives super-powers and uses it on Clark Kent. But Clark convinces Luthor it also compels him to be super-generous, and Luthor destroys the device.
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Superman Joins the Army!

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Superman
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The Super-Luck of Badge 77

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Police Chief Smith; Lois Lane
Clark joins the police force for a story and lets Police Chief Smith believe that he is protected by the luck in badge #77 when he is actually using his super-abilities.
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How Perry White Hired Clark Kent!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
In a flashback story, though Perry White tries to brush him off, Clark proves that he has what it takes to be a reporter at the Daily Planet.
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"An Untold Tale of Superman"
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Superman Joins the Army!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Captain Jonathan Grimes; Lois Lane; Perry White
Captain Grimes insists that Superman should be drafted and treated like any other draftee.
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Supergirl's Farewell to Earth!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
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The Menace of the Cosmic Man!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Cosmic Man; Perry White; Lois Lane; General Malvio; President Raulis of Borkia
General Malvio creates a robot superhero so that he can use him to assasinate the President of Borkia.
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The Revenge of Luthor!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Lex Luthor
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The Revenge of Luthor!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Luthor; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Perry White; "Flashy" Burke
Exposure to Red Kryptonite seemingly causes Superman and Superboy to exist simultaneously. Luthor takes advantage by trapping Superboy and forcing Superman to choose between Lois and Lana.
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The Super-Outlaw from Krypton!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Kull-Ex
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[The Super-Outlaw from Krypton] Chapter I: The Super-Menace of Metropolis!

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Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Kull-Ex [disguised as Superman] (villain, introduction)
Superman has gone crazy, causing unnecessary damage whenever he performs a super-feat.
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[The Super-Outlaw from Krypton] Chapter II: The Revenge Against Jor-El!

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Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Kull-Ex [also as Superman]; Zell-Ex (flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Perry White (cameo)
Kull-Ex has tricked Superman into switching places, trapping Superman inside the Bottle City of Kandor while Kull-Ex roams the Earth, causing destruction while dressed as Superman.
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[The Super-Outlaw from Krypton] Chapter III: The Duel of the Supermen!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Kull-Ex [also as Superman]; Superman Robots; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (brief origin recap); Zor-El (flashback, cameo); Alura (flashback, cameo); Krypto
Supergirl rescues Superman from Kandor and with the help of Krypto the three defeat Kull-Ex and return him to Kandor.
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Mighty Maid!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Lois Lane; Perry White
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Mighty Maid!

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Superman; Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Lois Lane; Perry White
To foil an alien race bent on destroying Earth, Superman has Supergirl become Mighty Maid and then they fake Superman marrying Mighty Maid and leaving Earth.
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The Trio of Steel!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Superbaby [Clark Kent]
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When Lois First Suspected Clark Was Superman

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Lex Luthor (villain, flashback); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jerry; Al
An untold tale of how Lois first suspected Clark Kent was Superman.
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"An Untold Story of Superman"
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Superman's Mermaid Sweetheart!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Ronal (Lori's future husband); Hans Schmidt; Lois Lane (cameo)
Superman reunites with Lori Lemaris for the first time since college.
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The Trio of Steel!

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Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Superboy Robot; Superbaby Robot
Superman becomes Super-Pest, playing stupid tricks and embarrassing his friends, under 5th dimensional influence.
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Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude!

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Superman; Lois Lane (statue); Jimmy Olsen (statue); Perry White (statue); Jor-El (statue); Streaky (inset)
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Superman's Fortresses of Solitude!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman robots; Big Bob Kruger; The Welder; Anti-Superman Gang; Urko the Terrible; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Martha Kent (statue); Jimmy Olsen (statue); Perry White (statue); Lois Lane (statue); Alvin; Alvin's Mom; Wotsis (cameo); Mars-Ol; Ra-Ho
Superman brings his Fortress to Metropolis so people can visit, and the Anti-Superman gang seizes upon this chance to plant a bomb in it.
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"Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude"
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Supergirl's Greatest Victory!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
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When Superman Lost His Powers!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
While in the Mexican jungle reporting on an Aztec tomb, the Planet staff is magically whisked to a red sun planet where Clark has no powers. Superman has to fake super-feats to reassure the Planet staff that everything is under control.
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The Man Who Married Lois Lane!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; X-Plam
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The Man Who Married Lois Lane!

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X-Plam (introduction, death, marries Lois Lane); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Power-Man (flashback cameo); Mr. Mxyzptlk (flashback cameo); Bizarro (flashback cameo)
X-Plam comes from the future to marry Lois Lane. When he provides proof that they do get married then next day, Lois decides she will marry him and return to the future with him.
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The Secret of Kryptonite!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback); Silk Smith (villain); Professor Stanley Halley (introduction); Smallville Mayor Perkins; Lois Lane (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Mel Evans (flashback); Lana Lang (flashback)
The story of how the world discovered the effect that Kryptonite has on Superman.
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"An Untold Tale of Superman When He Was Superboy!"
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The Super-Clown of Metropolis!

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Sad Sam Smith (introduction); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
Sad Sam will give a billion dollars to charity to the person who can make him laugh.
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The World of Bizarros!

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Superman; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois
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The World of Bizarros!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois; Clark Kent Robot (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo)
Bizarro and Bizarro-Lois move to another world which Bizarro populates with a duplicator ray. Superman visits and discovers Bizarros do everything backwards. Superman is sent to prison for violating the Bizarro code.
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Superman Becomes a Bizarro!

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Superman (as Bizarro); Perry White; Lois Lane
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The Superman Bizarro!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane: Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois; Clark Kent robot
Captured by the Bizarros on Bizarro World, Superman is sentenced to be turned into a Bizarro himself. He dreams what it would be like if the sentence was carried out.
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The Two Faces of Superman!

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Chapter I: The Super-Brat from Krypton

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Super-Menace: Wolf Derek; Bonnie Derek; Jor-El (Flashback, Cameo); Lara (Flashback, Cameo); Jonathan Kent (Cameo); Martha Kent (Cameo); Superbaby [Clark Kent]
A freak accident creates a duplicate of Kal-El's rocket including a double of its tiny passenger. On Earth, Kal's doppelganger is adopted by a crooked couple, the Dereks, and becomes Super-Brat.
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Chapter 2: The Young Super-Bully

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto; Lana Lang; Super-Menace; Wolf Derek; Bonnie Derek; Super-Bully
Now a teenager, Super-Bully tries to steal Clark's life but doesn't bargain for Krypto's super-sense of smell as the Dog of Steel is not fooled.
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Chapter III: Superman vs. Super-Menace!

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The Crime Lords; Superman [Clark Kent]; Super-Menace; Wolf Derek; Bonnie Derek
Now grown to manhood and significantly, immune to Kryptonite, Super-Menace battles the Man of Steel, however on the verge of victory he learns the truth about himself and the evil Dereks.
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The Day Supergirl Revealed Herself!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
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The Superman from Outer Space!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Hyper-Man [Chester King]; Lois Lane; Clark Kent robot; Perry White; Lydia Long; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (red skirt); Professor Heath
Superman meets Hyper-Man from the parallel world of Oceania. When he discovers that Hyper-Man is dying, Superman arranges for his identity to be revealed so that he can spend his last year married to his girlfriend Lydia Long.
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Titano, The Super-Ape!

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Titano the Super-Ape!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Titano (villain, origin retold); Lois Lane; Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Superman Robot (Cameo)
While testing an alien artifact, Superman accidentally transports Titano from the prehistoric past to the current day. Titano goes on a rampage across Metropolis until Superman can stop him.
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Superman's Black Magic!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; "Duke" Haskell; "Lefty" Montez; Coker (Counterfeiter)
While attending a costume party dressed as the devil, Superman sees two crooks he has been looking for. He pretends to be the devil to trick the crooks into revealing all their past crimes.
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The Mermaid from Atlantis

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lori Lemaris; Ronal; Prince Gregory of Varonia; Prime Minister Basil; Aquaman (Cameo)
Lori tries to get Superman to propose to Lois by using her telepathy.
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Streaky; Krypto
Which team is the mightier?
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The Captive of the Amazons

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Princess Jena; Lois Lane; Perry White; Rog
Princess Jena from the planet Adoria comes to Earth and tricks Superman into returning to Adoria with her, where she forces him to marry her.
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The New Life of Super-Merman!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane
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The New Life of Super-Merman!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris (guest star); Ronal (guest star); Brett Rand (intro)
Superman, Ronal and Lori fake a romance between Superman and Lori so that Lois will give up on marrying Superman and marry Brett Rand.
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The Jolly Jailhouse!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Colonel Stradi (intro, villain); Judge Rafol
Colonel Stradi runs a corrupt prison in Voroda. When he arrests Clark Kent and has him imprisoned there, Superman decides to reveal to the world what Stradi had been keeping secret.
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The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback); Kozz (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot
While rescuing a bathyscaph from the ocean bottom where it rests next to a Red Kryptonite meteor, Superman remembers all the other times that Red Kryptonite has affected him in unpredictable ways. This time it causes his hair, beard and nails to grow uncontrollably, and it takes the combined efforts of Supergirl and Krypto to clean him up.
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Hercules in the 20th Century!

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Hercules in the 20th Century!

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Lex Luthor's gang; Frank Hall (animal keeper); Oracle
Lex Luthor builds a time-machine to bring Hercules to the present to use him to stop Superman. Hercules gets wise to Luthor's plan and helps Superman stop Luthor, and then decides to stay in the present and falls in love with Lois Lane.
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Superman recalls meeting Hercules in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #257 (February 1959).
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Superman's Battle with Hercules!

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Superman's Battle with Hercules!

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Oracle (flashback)
Hercules wants to marry Lois, but Lois won't marry him while Superman is around, so Hercules tries to get rid of Superman.
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