{"product_id":"superman-vol-1-166-cgc-5","title":"Superman Vol 1 #166 - CGC .5","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a parallel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Earth-166\" title=\"Earth-166\"\u003eEarth-166\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Kal-El (Earth-166 (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvS2FsLUVsXyhFYXJ0aC0xNjY\/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x\"\u003eSuperman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis married to an unnamed woman, and has non-identical twins that he names\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Jor-El II (Earth-166) (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvSm9yLUVsX0lJXyhFYXJ0aC0xNjYpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==\"\u003eJor-El II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Kal-El II (Earth-166) (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvS2FsLUVsX0lJXyhFYXJ0aC0xNjYpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==\"\u003eKal-El II\u003c\/span\u003e. Only Jor-El II develops super-powers, as Kal-El II takes after his mother, and Jor teases him repeatedly about it, until Superman points out that teasing and bullying are wrong. But it's too late. Kal wants very little to do with Jor and has developed an inferiority complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuperman discovers a distant planet where the rare twin-suns rays give Kal-El II powers while he's there, but he soon becomes homesick and asks to return to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Earth-166\" title=\"Earth-166\"\u003eEarth\u003c\/a\u003e. And while young Jor-El II accompanies Superman on missions, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Superman_Robot\" title=\"Superman Robot\"\u003eRobot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emust protect Kal and his mother from racketeers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo put the twins on equal footing, they are sent to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kandor\" title=\"Kandor\"\u003eKandor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUniversity. Despite their lack of powers, Jor-El the second continues to excel physically, while Kal-El the second sticks to books in the Kandor museum - especially stories of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Phantom_Zone\" title=\"Phantom Zone\"\u003ePhantom Zone\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Gann Artar (Earth-166) (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvR2Fubl9BcnRhcl8oRWFydGgtMTY2KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=\"\u003eMystery Raider\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebreaks into the museum to steal the rare element\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolium\u003c\/i\u003e, the El twins find the Nightcave and - like Superman and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"James Olsen (Earth-166) (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvSmFtZXNfT2xzZW5fKEVhcnRoLTE2Nik\/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x\"\u003eJimmy Olsen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- put on the costumes of Nightwing and Flamebird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Jor-El II prefers action to thought, and Kal-El II's historical contributions are ignored, the Mystery Raider steals enough components to build his De-Evolutionary Ray, which creates atavistic monsters. The Raider escapes pursuit, and leaves Kandor to wreak havoc on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJor-El II leaves with Superman to hunt the Raider - while Kal Junior takes the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Legion of Super-Heroes (Earth-166) (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvTGVnaW9uX29mX1N1cGVyLUhlcm9lc18oRWFydGgtMTY2KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=\"\u003eLegion's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Time_Bubble\" title=\"Time Bubble\"\u003eTime Bubble\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eback to pre-cataclysm\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Krypton\" title=\"Krypton\"\u003eKrypton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand is apprenticed to his grandfather,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Jor-El I (Earth-166) (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvSm9yLUVsX0lfKEVhcnRoLTE2Nik\/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x\"\u003eJor-El the first\u003c\/span\u003e. He calls himself\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKalel Kent\u003c\/i\u003e. They travel to see the work of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Gann Artar (Earth-166) (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvR2Fubl9BcnRhcl8oRWFydGgtMTY2KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=\"\u003eGann Artar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho has built\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ea De-Evolutionary Ray\u003c\/i\u003e. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Kryptonian_Science_Council\" title=\"Kryptonian Science Council\"\u003eKryptonian Science Council\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eforbids such research, and Gann swears revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJor-El has noticed a remarkable family resemblance in Kal-El II — even though his own son Kal-El isn't born yet — and takes him to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/El_Family_Vault\" title=\"El Family Vault\"\u003eEl Family Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto compare Kal Junior to his ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGann follows Jor-El and creates monsters on Krypton that Jor-El I restores with an antidote. Defeated, Gann Artar is sentenced to 50 cycles in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Phantom_Zone\" title=\"Phantom Zone\"\u003ePhantom Zone\u003c\/a\u003e. Kal-El II and Jor exchange the antidote for the plans for the Time Bubble, and Kal returns to the present, where he is amazed to see that Gann Artar is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the Phantom Zone - he is the Mystery Raider!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Gann Artar's fortress, he has fooled Superman and Jor-El the second with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Green_Kryptonite\" title=\"Green Kryptonite\"\u003eGreen Kryptonite\u003c\/a\u003e, and they lay dying. But the human Kal-El II is unaffected by Kryptonite, and sends Gann back into the Phantom Zone. Using Jor-El senior's formula, they restore the animals of Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51831885824302,"sku":"P3969S","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/2027\/2174\/files\/DSCF0008_e4000043-771d-4af6-b7ce-a8cd51612339.jpg?v=1773095197","url":"https:\/\/lunatechcomics.com\/products\/superman-vol-1-166-cgc-5","provider":"Luna-Tech Comics LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}