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|issue=''Superman v1'' #80
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|caption=Cover by [[Wayne Boring]]
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|story_title=Superman's Big Brother
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|previous=Not applicable
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|cover_date=January/February, 1953
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|writers=[[Edmond Hamilton]]
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|pencillers=[[Al Plastino]]
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|inkers=[[Al Plastino]]
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|editors=[[Mort Weisinger]]
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__TOC__
 
==Superman's Big Brother==
 
==Superman's Big Brother==
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(10 pages/62 panels)
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[[Superman]] encounters an amnesiac space traveller named [[Halk Kar]] bearing a map to [[Earth]] signed by [[Jor-El,]] and concludes that he must be his older brother. The two perfom various super-feats, including tracking down racketeer [["Wrecker" Ross]] and his gang. Meanwhile, Superman keeps secret that Halk's powers are greatly reduced from his own for fear of upstaging his supposed older brother.
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Halk ends up captured by Ross, due to his reduced powers, and is held hostage until Superman agrees to leave [[Metroplis]] forver. Halk had grown to enjoy being a super-hero, but sacrifices himslef to save Superman's "great career."
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Halk ends up being electrocuted but the great shock does not kill him. Instead, he reagains his memory and realizes he is merely a space traveller who had crashed on [[Krytpton]] and had his ship repaired by Jor-El. He had left just as the planet had exploded, rendering him unconsious and drifting through space until reaching Earth. Halk declares that his powers were reduced due to his home planet, [[Thoron,]] being smaller than Krypton.
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Superman and Halk part as friends, looking forward to their next adventure together, which, as it turns out, was never chronicled.
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==Roll Call==
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===Main Characters===
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In order of appearance:
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*Superman (cover, 49 panels - 1 as Clark Kent, 1 as infant in flashback)
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*Halk Kar (cover, 45 panels - 2 in flashback)
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===Villains===
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*"Wrecker" Ross (cover, 15 panels)
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*Two unnamed cronies in the Ross gang (11 panels - 1 also appears on cover and splash page)
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===Supporting Characters===
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*Jor-El (6 panels - all in flashback)
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*Lara (3 panels - all in flashback)
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*Lois Lane (5 panels)
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===Other Characters===
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*Citizens of Krypton (1 panel - in flashback)
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*Citizens of Metropolis (2 panels), including:
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**An unnamed truck driver (3 panels)
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**Mr. Wilson, owner of a trucking company (2 panels)
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**Mr. Bronson, owner of a steel mill (2 panels)
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===Planets & Settings===
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*Earth (20th century)
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*Krypton (8 panels - all in flashback)
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*Thoron (mentioned only)
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===Technology, Gadgets & Stuff===
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*Halk Kar's spaceship (7 panels)
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*Superman's infant rocketship (2 panels - in flashback)
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*"Wrecker" Ross' electric chair (6 panels)
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*Giant bell for Metropolis City Hall (6 panels)
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*Ross Gang getaway car (4 panels)
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==Notes of Interest==
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===First Appearances===
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This issue marks the first and only appearance, to date, Halk Kar, "Wrecker" Ross and all supporting and minor characters depicted.
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Only mention of planet Thoron.
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===Into the Multiverse===
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This story was printed during the [[Atom Age]] of comics, a period after the [[Golden Age]] but before the universally accepted start of the [[Silver Age]] in 1956.  However, many fans consider this tale to be an [[Earth-2]] story. 
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Given his similar appearance, and who this story was later adapted, Halk Kar is often thought of as the Earth-2 [[Mon-El,]] even though the Legion of Super-Heroes never offical existed on that plane of reality.
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===Twice-Told Tales===
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This story was later adapted as, "Superboy's Big Brother!" in [[Superboy v1 89]] (June, 1961).
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*Although this story itself was never contridicted specifically, there were several changes in the rewrite. Mon-El had the same powers as Superboy, rather than Halk's reduced powers. Halk had no known weaknesses, while Mon-El was famously alergic to lead. And, or corse, Halk did not end up trapped in the Phantom Zone, which had not yet been concieved.
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===Reboot Refrence Kit===
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Mon-El, who debuted in the Pre-Crisis era in a story based on this issue, was rebooted in the following eras, in the following issues:
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*Post-Crisis
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*Glorithverse
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*Post-Zero Hour (Superboy v2 18 and 19)
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*Post-Infinite Crisis (Legion of Super-Heroes v5 24)
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==Other stories in this issue==
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Unknown
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==Reprints==
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This Legion story has been reprinted in the following:
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*[[Superman v1 222|''Superman'' v1 #147]] (January, 1970)
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[[Category:Elseworlds issues]]
 
[[Category:Elseworlds issues]]

Revision as of 21:24, 25 August 2006

Superman v1 #80
Elseworlds » Other
Story title Superman's Big Brother
Previous story Not applicable
Next story Not applicable
Cover date January/February, 1953
Creators
Writer(s) Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s) Al Plastino
Inker(s) Al Plastino
Letterer(s) Unknown
Colourist(s) Unknown
Editor(s) Mort Weisinger
Cover artist(s) Wayne Boring and unknown

Superman's Big Brother

(10 pages/62 panels)

Superman encounters an amnesiac space traveller named Halk Kar bearing a map to Earth signed by Jor-El, and concludes that he must be his older brother. The two perfom various super-feats, including tracking down racketeer "Wrecker" Ross and his gang. Meanwhile, Superman keeps secret that Halk's powers are greatly reduced from his own for fear of upstaging his supposed older brother.

Halk ends up captured by Ross, due to his reduced powers, and is held hostage until Superman agrees to leave Metroplis forver. Halk had grown to enjoy being a super-hero, but sacrifices himslef to save Superman's "great career."

Halk ends up being electrocuted but the great shock does not kill him. Instead, he reagains his memory and realizes he is merely a space traveller who had crashed on Krytpton and had his ship repaired by Jor-El. He had left just as the planet had exploded, rendering him unconsious and drifting through space until reaching Earth. Halk declares that his powers were reduced due to his home planet, Thoron, being smaller than Krypton.

Superman and Halk part as friends, looking forward to their next adventure together, which, as it turns out, was never chronicled.

Roll Call

Main Characters

In order of appearance:

  • Superman (cover, 49 panels - 1 as Clark Kent, 1 as infant in flashback)
  • Halk Kar (cover, 45 panels - 2 in flashback)

Villains

  • "Wrecker" Ross (cover, 15 panels)
  • Two unnamed cronies in the Ross gang (11 panels - 1 also appears on cover and splash page)

Supporting Characters

  • Jor-El (6 panels - all in flashback)
  • Lara (3 panels - all in flashback)
  • Lois Lane (5 panels)

Other Characters

  • Citizens of Krypton (1 panel - in flashback)
  • Citizens of Metropolis (2 panels), including:
    • An unnamed truck driver (3 panels)
    • Mr. Wilson, owner of a trucking company (2 panels)
    • Mr. Bronson, owner of a steel mill (2 panels)

Planets & Settings

  • Earth (20th century)
  • Krypton (8 panels - all in flashback)
  • Thoron (mentioned only)

Technology, Gadgets & Stuff

  • Halk Kar's spaceship (7 panels)
  • Superman's infant rocketship (2 panels - in flashback)
  • "Wrecker" Ross' electric chair (6 panels)
  • Giant bell for Metropolis City Hall (6 panels)
  • Ross Gang getaway car (4 panels)

Notes of Interest

First Appearances

This issue marks the first and only appearance, to date, Halk Kar, "Wrecker" Ross and all supporting and minor characters depicted. Only mention of planet Thoron.

Into the Multiverse

This story was printed during the Atom Age of comics, a period after the Golden Age but before the universally accepted start of the Silver Age in 1956. However, many fans consider this tale to be an Earth-2 story.

Given his similar appearance, and who this story was later adapted, Halk Kar is often thought of as the Earth-2 Mon-El, even though the Legion of Super-Heroes never offical existed on that plane of reality.

Twice-Told Tales

This story was later adapted as, "Superboy's Big Brother!" in Superboy v1 89 (June, 1961).

  • Although this story itself was never contridicted specifically, there were several changes in the rewrite. Mon-El had the same powers as Superboy, rather than Halk's reduced powers. Halk had no known weaknesses, while Mon-El was famously alergic to lead. And, or corse, Halk did not end up trapped in the Phantom Zone, which had not yet been concieved.

Reboot Refrence Kit

Mon-El, who debuted in the Pre-Crisis era in a story based on this issue, was rebooted in the following eras, in the following issues:

  • Post-Crisis
  • Glorithverse
  • Post-Zero Hour (Superboy v2 18 and 19)
  • Post-Infinite Crisis (Legion of Super-Heroes v5 24)

Other stories in this issue

Unknown

Reprints

This Legion story has been reprinted in the following:

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