| Unofficial Superman Index |
Part II: "The Lost Super-Powers"
Part III: "Superman's Return to Krypton"
Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #95; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #30)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #3; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #30)
- Lois Lane (in between Action Comics #242 and #243)
- Jor-El (last in fashback in issue #134; page 14, panel 2 to page 16, panel 1; next in flashback in issue #328)
- Lara Lor-Van (last in flashback in World of Krypton #1; page 16, panels 1-6; page 17, panels 3-4; page 19, panels 1-6; page 21, panel 1 to page 22, panel 7; retelling Superman Vol. 1 #246/2; next in issue #141, page 6)
Villain(s):
- various crooks in Metropolis
- Kil-Lor (first appearance; a would-be dictator; dies)
Other Character(s):
- Super-Girl (first appearance; a magically created companion for Superman; sacrifices herself to save Superman)
- an archeologist (first appearance; gives Jimmy Olsen a magical totem)
- agents of the Krypton Bureau of Investigation
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton
- an unidentified asteroid
- Space Sector 2814
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Annual #6/2 (Winter 1962-1963)
- Superman Vol. 1 #217/4 (June-July 1969) [retitled and edited]
- The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987 [March 1988])
- The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987 [May 1989])
- Supergirl Archives #1 ([December] 2001)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 ([November] 2004)
- Showcase Presents: Superman #1 ([November] 2005)
- Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 (2007 [January 2008])
Solicitation:
- Jimmy Olsen gets his hands on a wish-granting totem, and wishes a "Supergirl" into existence (much to the chagrin of Lois Lane).