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PHANTOM ZONE #1
Cover Date: January 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
Publication Date: 1981-09-29
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gene Colan
Inks: Dick Giordano
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Credits:
| Story | Steve Gerber |
| Pencils | Gene Colan |
| Inks | Tony DeZuniga |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Dick Giordano |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Action Comics #530; next in issue #2)
Guest Star(s):
- Mon-El (last in DC Special Series #26; next in issue #2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Quex-Ul (Charlie Kweskill; last in Superman Vol. 1 #157)
- Lana Lang (last in Superman Vol. 1 #369; next in Action Comics #532)
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #529; next in issue #3)
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #529; next in issue #2)
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #529; next in issue #2)
- Jor-El (in flashbacks)
- Lara Jor-El (in flashbacks)
Villain(s):
- Phantom Zone Prisoners
- General Zod (also in flashback; last in Superman Vol. 1 #363)
- Faora Hu-Ul (also in flashback to earliest chronological appearance; last in Superman Vol. 1 #363)
- Jax-Ur (also in flashback to Adventure Comics #289; last in DC Special Series #26)
- Kru-El (also in flashback; last in DC Special Series #26)
- Doctor Xadu (also in flashback to Adventure Comics #283; last in Action Comics #435)
- Professor Va-Kox (also in flashback to Action Comics #284; last in Superman Family #190/5)
- Az-Rel (first appearance)
- Nadira Va-Dim (first appearance)
- Nam-Ek (last in Superman Vol. 1 #315)
- Jer-Em (last in Action Comics #309)
Other Character(s):
- Daily Planet staffers (Joe Garrity named)
- citizens of Metropolis
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Gra-Mo (n flashback to Superboy Vol. 1 #104)
- Gra-Mo's two assistants (in flashback to Superboy Vol. 1 #104)
- Phantom Zone Prisoners (not seen; named only)
- Ak-Var (from Action Comics #336)
- Ar-Ual (from Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #93)
- Bal-Gra (from Superman Vol. 1 #204)
- Cha-Mel (from Superboy Vol. 1 #162)
- Erndine Ze-Da (from Superboy Vol. 1 #100)
- Gaz-Or (from Adventure Comics #323)
- Kur-Dul (from Superman Vol. 1 #223)
- Orn-Zu (from Action Comics #505)
- Ras-Krom (from Superman Vol. 1 #164)
- Roz-Em (from Adventure Comics #304)
- Shyla Kor-Onn (from Superman Family #183)
- Tor-An (from Action Comics #307)
- Tra-Gob (from Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #98)
- Vax-Nor (from Superman Vol. 1 #223)
- Vor-Kil (from Superman Vol. 1 #219)
- Vorb-Un (from Action Comics #310)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Space Sector 2814
Comment(s):
- This story is Pre-Crisis and therefore most if not all did not occur in the pre-Flashpoint reality.
- Story continues next issue.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: Phantom Zone ([September] 2013)
Solicitation:
- Enter the world of Krypton’s twilight dimension! A humane method of criminal confinement...or a dimension without hope?