![]() Murray Publishing Company, 1978), The Best of DC #5 (May-June 1980), and Tor Books' World of Krypton (June 1982). It was republished, in part or in whole, in Superman the Comic #2 ( K.G. World of Krypton was reprinted and translated on a number of occasions. World of Krypton's reception was positive, leading to subsequent similar titles and later more ambitious productions such as Camelot 3000 for the direct market in 1982. The individual issues were titled, "The Jor-El Story", "This Planet Is Doomed!", and "The Last Days of Krypton", respectively. Superman himself appears in framing sequences, as do notable Kryptonians such as General Zod, Jax-Ur, Faora Hu-Ul, Lar Gand, and Beppo as well as Clark Kent's adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent. World of Krypton provides a great amount of detail into Krypton's history just before its destruction, along with the life story of Jor-El, the world's leading scientist, and his wife Lara Lor-Van. His brother Alan Kupperberg did uncredited layouts, upon which Chaykin expanded. Paul Kupperberg, a regular contributor to Showcase at the time of the story's conception, wrote the storyline. Īt that point, the storyline was revised and released as World of Krypton - comics' first ever limited series. In the meantime, however, the Showcase title was canceled as part of the so-called " DC Implosion". When the film's release date was delayed (with it eventually coming out in December 1978), the stories were rescheduled for Showcase issues #110-112 (cover dates Apr.–May 1979). Those issues would have had cover-dates of September–November 1978. The stories comprising World of Krypton were originally scheduled to be published in Showcase #104-106 to coincide with the premiere of the 1978 film Superman: The Movie. Nelson Bridwell and many stories were written by Cary Bates. "The Fabulous World of Krypton" had been a recurring back-up feature in Superman and other titles since the early 1970s. ![]() The story details his father Jor-El's life, the launch of the rocket that carried Kal-El to Earth, and the destruction of the planet. Taking place in the Bronze Age era of DC Comics history, the series explores Superman's home world of Krypton. World of Krypton was published by DC Comics from July to September 1979. It was the comics industry's first miniseries. World of Krypton is an American three-issue comic book limited series written by Paul Kupperberg and penciled by Howard Chaykin.
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