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Superman Island

2008-07-08T13:33:11Z

Bosco13:

'''Superman Island'''

A distinctive man-made island, fashioned by [[Superman]] In his own image off the coast of [[Metropolis]], where, despite the great personal danger to himself, the [[Man of Steel]] assembles a vast hoard of [[Kryptonite]] as his humanitarian response to a pronouncement by [[Professor Vanley]] of [[Metropolis University]] to the effect that â€œkryptonite would yield perpetual atomic powerâ€ and therefore offer a permanent solution to mankindâ€™s growing energy needs. However, when Professor Vanley discovers that kryptonite â€œcrumbles and destroys any generatorâ€ in which it is used and is therefore of no practical value as fuel, Superman tears Superman Island from its moorings and hurls it into outer space, where â€œItâ€™ll be a new star, wandering forever in the vast universe.. - a Superman star!â€ (Act No. 224, Jan 1957: â€œThe Secret of Superman Island!â€).

Superman Island is also the name of a maximum security prison designed by Carl Draper (later, the [[Master Jailer]]) and named "Superman Island" after the Man of Steel adds a system that floats the facility high in the air (S No. 331, Jan 1979: "Lockup at 20,000 Feet!").

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Pittsdale

2008-07-08T13:32:14Z

Bosco13:

The hometown of [[Lois Lane]] and site of the Lane family farm.

(SGLL No. 90, Feb. 1969: "Lois Lane's Future Husband")

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Baracoda Island

2008-07-08T13:30:42Z

Bosco13:

'''Baracoda Island'''

The "far-off island" which serves as [[Lex Luthor]]'s base of operations during September-October 1941. There, through "experiments with the omega rays," Luthor has succeeded in creating fearsome "gigantic animals" with which he intends "to conquer the world and set up a scientific dictatorship," but the entire island "blows into smithereens" when Luthor destroys it during a climactic battle with [[Superman]] (S No. 12/4). (TGSB)

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Paradise Island

2008-07-08T13:30:16Z

Bosco13:

Island home of [[Wonder Woman]], [[Wonder Girl]] and their sister [[Amazons]]. The nation is a monarchy ruled by [[Queen Hippolyta]].

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Amazon Island

2008-07-08T13:29:43Z

Bosco13:

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'''Amazon Island'''

The so-called "land without men," a lonely island, situated thousands of miles from [[Metropolis]], which is the domain of the [[Amazons|Amazon]] tribe led by the scheming [[Queen Elsha]] (Act No. 235, Dec 1957: "The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island"). (TGSB)

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Vathlo Island

2008-07-08T13:27:10Z

Bosco13:

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Vathlo Island was the home of a highly developed race of black [[Kryptonian]]s on [[Krypton]].

Vathlo Island retained its independence throughout history and did not join the planetary federation, though good relations were maintained.

Black Kryptonians were 1st seen in: (S No. 234, Feb 1971: "Prison in the Sky!")

Vathlo Island was formally introduced in: (S No. 239, Jun-Jul 1971: "Map of Krypton")

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Xan City

2008-07-08T13:23:48Z

Bosco13:

[[Image:Xancity.jpg|left]]The Ancient City of Xan existed in the Old World Hemisphere, by the northern shore of the continent of [[Urrika]], on [[Superman]]'s home planet of [[Krypton]]. At the time of Krypton's destruction however, the once mighty ancient city was already in ruins (S No. 239, Jun-Jul 1971: "Map of Krypton").

Little is known of it's history or people, however it has been recorded that at some point in its history, it was at war with the city of [[Erkol]], and was responsible for Erkol being destroyed. (S No. 248/2, Feb 1972: "All In The Mind").

By approximately 500 years before the destruction of Krypton, Xan was completely deserted and served as a hideout for [[Nam-Ek]]. (S No. 282/2, Dec 1974: "The Loneliest Man In The Universe")

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Kryptonopolis

2008-07-08T13:21:57Z

Bosco13:

The city of the planet [[Krypton]] where [[Superman]] was born and where, in the home of his parents, [[Jor-El]] and [[Lara]], he spent his infancy until the day when Jor-El launched him into outer space in an experimental rocket ship to enable him to escape the impending doom of their planet (Act No. 325, Jun 1965: "The Skyscraper Superman!"; and others). Designed by Superman's "distinguished ancestor" [[Gam-El]], the father of modern Kryptonian architecture (SF No. 172, Aug/Sep 1975; and others), Kryptonopolis became Krypton's capital city following the theft of its first capital, [[Kandor]], by the space villain [[Brainiac]]. Its famous [[Red Tower]] was one of Krypton's great architectural landmarks (WF No. 146, Dec 1964: "Batman, Son of Krypton!" pts. I-II—no title; "The Destroyer of Krypton!"). When Krypton exploded, Kryptonopolis perished with it, but Superman once photographed the city "by overtaking and photographing light rays that had left Krypton before it exploded," and has since "donated the photos to a museum!" (S No. 132, Oct 1959: "Superman's Other Life!" pts. 1-3—"Krypton Lives On!"; "Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton!"; "The Superman of Two Worlds!"). In November 1958, after swindler [[Jonas Smith]] has been apprehended by Superman, the Krypton Island real-estate development founded by Smith on an island off [[Metropolis]] is taken over by an honest developer and renamed Kryptonopolis (Act No. 246: "Krypton on Earth!").

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Argo City

2008-07-08T13:21:10Z

Bosco13:

'''Argo City'''

The birthplace of [[Supergirl]], a city of the planet [[Krypton]] which survived the death of its native planet when it was hurled into outer space, people and buildings alive and intact, by the force of the cataclysm that destroyed the planet.

According to the early texts bearing on this subject, Argo City was "enclosed in a bubble of air" when the land chunk on which it was situated was hurled into space. Later texts, such as the Supergirl story in Action Comics No. 316, assert that the city was covered by an airtight plastic "weather dome" at the time of the disaster to accommodate the "atmospheric experiments" being conducted there by the scientist [[Zor-El]].

[[Image:Zorel.jpg|right]]

For more than fifteen years the people of Argo City survived on their tiny island in space, until finally the entire population succumbed to [[Kryptonite]] poisoning, leaving Supergirl and her parents—Zor-El and [[Alura]]—the only survivors.

Most of what is known concerning the fate of Argo City and its people is first told in the Supergirl story in Action Comics No. 252. When the planet Krypton exploded into fragments and Argo City was cast into space, explains this text, the survivors had high hopes of survival, since they had more than sufficient air to breathe and a "food machine" to provide them with nourishment. Their optimism was short-lived, however, for they soon discovered that the ground beneath them had begun to radiate a greenish glow. This was due to the fact that the atomic chain reaction that destroyed Krypton had converted their shattered planet into kryptonite (later chronicles state "Anti-Kryptonite"), an element whose radiations were capable of poisoning and destroying them.

Zor-El resolves the potentially fatal dilemma by covering the ground with sheet lead, thereby effectively shielding the deadly kryptonite radiations threatening the lives of the Argo City survivors.

For years Argo City drifts through space as life returns to an uneasy normalcy for its small but hardy population. Zor-El takes a wife, named Alura, and in time a blond baby girl, [[Kara]], is born to the couple. But a cruel fate is in store for the people of Argo City. For one day, after Zor-El's daughter has become a teen-ager, a swarm of meteors strike the city, smashing gaping holes in Zor-El's kryptonite-proof lead shield and releasing the deadly kryptonite radiation into the air.

Within about a month virtually the entire population has succumbed to kryptonite poisoning, but not before Zor-El has placed his teen-aged daughter inside a small rocket ship and launched her toward Earth, where she will acquire super-powers identical to [[Superman]]'s and achieve worldwide renown as Supergirl.

For some time, it is believed that Zor-El and Alura have perished along with the rest of Argo City, but it ultimately develops that the renowned scientist and his wife have survived the death of their city by escaping into the so-called [[Survival Zone]], an alien dimension which Zor-El himself had discovered. Supergirl frees her parents from the Survival Zone in 1964. Zor-El and Alura now reside in [[Kandor]]. (TGSB)

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Kandor

2008-07-08T13:19:15Z

Bosco13:

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'''Kandor'''

The capital city of the planet [[Krypton]], which survived the destruction of its native planet as the result of having been stolen sometime prior to the cataclysm by the space villain [[Brainiac]], who reduced the city to microscopic size and preserved it, people alive and buildings intact, inside a glass bottle aboard his spacecraft, where it remained for many years until it was finally recovered by [[Superman]] in July 1958 and placed for safekeeping inside his [[Fortress of Solitude]] (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space"; and others).

Inside the bottle city, life goes on much as it did prior to the destruction of Krypton (Act No. 245, Oct 1958: "The Shrinking Superman!"; and others), yet although restoration to their normal size remains the heartfelt wish of all Kandorians, Superman has not yet succeeded, despite years of effort, in finding a way to enlarge the city safely. He has, however, on occasion managed to reduce himself in size temporarily for the purpose of visiting the bottle city and undertaking adventures there (S No. 158, Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"; and others).

Nestled securely on a niche inside the Fortress of Solitude (Act No. 261/1, Feb 1960: "Superman's Fortresses of Solitude!"), the bottle city of Kandor is "the most amazing exhibit in [Superman's] Fortress" (Act No. 243, Aug 1958: "The Lady and the Lion") and "the prize of [his] collection" of curiosities and artifacts from throughout the universe (Act No. 253/1, Jun 1959: "The War Between Superman and Jimmy Olsen!").

Although it is referred to as Krypton City in World's Finest Comics No. 100 (Mar 1959: "The Dictator of Krypton City!") and as Kandor City in Action Comics No. 261/1 (Feb 1960: "Superman's Fortresses of Solitude!"), it is referred to as Kandor in every other text that mentions it by name (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space"; and many others) and remains "the only surviving city" of the lost planet Krypton (S No. 158, Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"). Its population as of July 1958 was approximately 1,000,000 (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space").

According to Superman No. 158, the peaceful city of Kandor, capital of Krypton, was "a place of beauty and happiness" until the dark day when Brainiac, "the evilest villain of space," appeared over the city in his saucerlike spacecraft, reduced it to "microscopic size" with his diabolical "hyper-force ray," and then soared away again into outer space with the captive city of Kandor imprisoned aboard his craft inside a large glass bottle (Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!").

Although the texts seem agreed, however, that the theft of Kandor occurred "years before" Krypton exploded (Act No. 243, Aug 1958: "The Lady and the Lion"), it is not possible to pinpoint the date of the theft with any real accuracy, though it appears to have occurred either shortly before (S No. 170/2, Jul 1964: pts. I-II—"If Lex Luthor Were Superman's Father!"; "The Wedding of Lara and Luthor!") or after (S No. 141, Nov 1960: "Superman's Return to Krypton!" pts. I-III—"Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again!"; "Superman's Kryptonian Romance!"; "The Surprise of Fate!") the wedding of [[Jor-El]] and [[Lara]]. To this day, despite the fact that, by stealing their city, Brainiac inadvertently rescued the people of Kandor from the cataclysmic doom that befell the rest of their planet, the Kandorians still regard him as "the foulest villain in the universe" for having wrenched their city from its native planet and for having doomed them, perhaps forever, to lilliputian size (S No. 167, Feb 1964: "The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!" pts. I-III—"The Deadly Duo!"; "The Downfall of Superman!"; "The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance!").

Indeed, although it is the goal of all Kandorians to see their city enlarged to normal size so that they can live out their lives outside the bottle, either on Earth or on some distant planet (S No. 158, Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"), the prospects for the successful enlargement of Kandor remain, at best, uncertain. Action Comics No. 245, for example, observes that "Some day '''Superman''' hopes to find a way to enlarge [the Kandorians] to normal size" (Oct 1958: "The Shrinking Superman!"), and indeed, this sentiment is echoed in a number of other texts (Act No. 276/1, May 1961: "The War Between Supergirl and the Superman Emergency Squad!"; and others). In Action Comics No. 253/1, however, Superman concedes that "I know of no way the restore [the Kandorians] to their normal size" (Jun 1959: "The War Between Superman and Jimmy Olsen!"), and in Action Comics No. 243 goes one step further remarking that Kandor "can never be restored to normal size!" (Aug 1958: "The Lady and the Lion"). By and large, however, the long term outlook seems optimistic. Although Superman has not yet succeeded, despite years of effort, in finding a way to enlarge the city safely (S No. 158, Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"; and others), there are substantial indications that an enlarging device powerful enough to restore Kandor to normal size could be constructed if only the rare element or elements needed to power such a device could be accumulated in sufficient quantity (Act No. 280/1, Sep 1961: "Brainiac's Super-Revenge!"; ''see also'' S No. 167, Feb 1964: "The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!" pts. I-III—"The Deadly Duo!"; "The Downfall of Superman!"; "The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance!"; and others). Indeed, one text flatly states that Kandor will one day be enlarged to normal size, but only in the distant future (Act No. 300/1, May 1963: "Superman Under the Red Sun!").

The texts are also somewhat vague concerning the exact size to which Brainiac shrank the Kandorians and their city. Numerous texts describe him as having reduced the city to "microscopic size" (Act No. 253/1, Jun 1959: "The War Between Superman and Jimmy Olsen!"; and others), yet the city's larger buildings are plainly visible to the naked eye through the thick glass of the bottle, and one text asserts that it is possible to observe Kandorian life through the lens of an ordinary magnifying glass (Act No. 261/1, Feb 1960: "Superman's Fortresses of Solitude!").

Similarly, the people of Kandor are frequently referred to as "tiny" (Act No. 245, Oct 1958: "The Shrinking Superman!"; and others), but it is far more likely that, although the city's larger edifices may be visible to the naked eye, the Kandorians themselves are no larger than microbes (S No. 179/2, Aug 1965: "The Menace of Gold Kryptonite!").

The picturesque city of Kandor sits inside a large "bell-jar" in Superman's Fortress of Solitude (S No. 158, Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"). According to Superman No. 134, "...Brainiac made the walls [of the bell jar] of super-hard, unbreakable glass." (Jan 1960: chs. I-III—"The Super-Menace of Metropolis!"; "The Revenge Against Jor-El!"; "The Duel of the Supermen!"), but the accuracy of this statement is called into question by an event that occurs in October 1958, when [[Lois Lane]] inadvertently bumps into the bottle, knocking it to the floor and causing a hairline crack in the glass (Act No. 245, Oct 1958: "The Shrinking Superman!").

The bottle containing the city is sealed by a large "cork" (S No. 156, Oct 1962: "The Last Days of Superman!" pts. I-III—"Superman's Death Sentence!"; The Super-Comrades of All Time!"; "Superman's Last Day of Life!"; and others), more accurately described as a "super-hard metal stopper" (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space"; and others). By August 1965 a doorway has been installed in the stopper to facilitate "easier exit from the giant bottle" for members of the [[Supermen Emergency Squad]] and other Kandorians (S No. 179/2: "The Menace of Gold Kryptonite!").

Safeguarding the city of Kandor and its lilliputian population is one of Superman's gravest responsibilities. "I have to check that city-in-the-bottle regularly," muses the [[Man of Steel]] in January 1960, "to see that the tiny people inside it are safe!" (S No. 134: chs. I-III—"The Super-Menace of Metropolis!"; "The Revenge Against Jor-El!"; "The Duel of the Supermen!")

Watching over the city consists mainly of conducting periodic checks of the air hoses and related apparatus which provide the Kandorians with a steady supply of air. "Air has to be pumped in," observes Lois Lane in October 1958, "for the tiny people are still alive and going about their daily business!" (Act No. 245: "The Shrinking Superman!").

Inside the bottle city, "Krypton's gravity conditions are duplicated" to allow the Kandorians to live normal lives in the environment characteristic of their native planet (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space"; and others). Therefore, in Superman's words, "The Kandorians must be constantly supplied with air that is of the same composition as the air on their native '''Krypton'''--so I always check to make certain the air mixture is right..." (Act No. 282, Nov 1961: "Superman's Toughest Day!").

Indeed, life in the bottle city goes on today much as it did before Brainiac stole it, with the Kandorians "going about their daily business" (Act No. 245: "The Shrinking Superman!") almost as though their native planet had never exploded. Kryptonese, the language of Krypton, is still spoken (S No. 158, Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" Pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"), and Kandorian scientific progress has continued apace despite the limitations imposed by the artificial glass-walled environment. Small rocket ships (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space"; and others) and individual "jet-powered flying belts" (S No. 172, Oct 1964: pts I-III—"The New Superman!"; "Clark Kent—Former Superman!"; "The Struggle of the Two Supermen!"; and others) fly busy Kandorians about their city, and "tireless robot farmhands raise [their] crops for food" (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space").

"Sealed in a dark, cold bottle," the Kandorians "created [their] own artificial sun...a flaming fireball crossing over the city regularly on its tracks!" (Act No. 242: "The Super-Duel in Space"). According to Superman No. 158, however, it is an array of ingenious devices called "sun-lamps" that provide Kandor with its warmth and sunlight, the lamps being dimmed each evening to provide the Kandorians with a nightly "sleep period" (Jan 1963: "Superman in Kandor" pts. I-III—"Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!").

In laboratories and public squares throughout the city, sophisticated "ultra scanning screens" (S No. 134: chs. I-III—"The Super-Menace of Metropolis!"; "The Revenge Against Jor-El!"; "The Duel of the Supermen!")—referred to also as "Earth viewers" (S No. 144/3, Apr 1961: "The Orphans of Space!"; and others) or "Earth monitor screens" (Act No. 276/1, May 1961: "The War Between Supergirl and the Superman Emergency Squad!")—enable Kandorian observers to "pick up any scene on Earth" (S No. 134: chs. I-III—"The Super-Menace of Metropolis!"; "The Revenge Against Jor-El!"; "The Duel of the Supermen!"), and thereby monitor Superman's actions constantly, both visually and aurally, no matter where on Earth he may be (Act No. 276/1, May 1961: "The War Between Supergirl and the Superman Emergency Squad!"; and others), so that, in the event of an emergency, they can contact the Man of Steel via "super-sonic signal" (Act No. 261/1, Feb 1960: "Superman's Fortresses of Solitude!") or dispatch the Supermen Emergency Squad to his rescue. Indeed, a number of Superman's enemies, aware that his activities are continually monitored by Kandorian observers, have taken the precaution of deliberately jamming the Kandorian monitors to prevent him from being aided by his Kandorian allies (Act No. 295/1, Dec 1962: "Superman Goes Wild!"; and others).

Other achievements of Kandorian science include devices called "mental suggestion helmets," which enable psychiatrists to control and direct the fantasies of their patients and are used in treating the mentally ill (S No. 173/1, Nov 1964: "The 'Untouchable' Clark Kent!"); an ingenious apparatus known as the "psycho-locator," which, through the electronic analysis and long-distance sensing of brain-wave patterns, is capable of locating any selected individual—such as a fugitive criminal—"anywhere in space and time" (S No. 168, Apr 1964: pts. I-II—"Luthor--Super-Hero!"; "Lex Luthor, Daily Planet Editor!"); and a miraculous healing ray invented by the Kandorian scientist [[Reg-En]], which is used to heal Superman's hand in February 1962 after he is badly bitten during a battle with a Kryptonian "[[Flame Dragon|flame dragon]]" (S No. 151/3: "Superman's Greatest Secret!").

Kandor is governed by the [[Kandorian Council]], a body of distinguished citizens apparently modeled after the form of planetary government that prevailed on Krypton prior to the cataclysm.

The city proper is dominated by such institutions as the [[Museum of Kryptonian History]], a well-stocked library, the [[Kandor City Zoo]], and the majestic Hall of Justice, where, once each year, the [[Phantom Zone Parole Board]] meets to consider the pleas of [[Phantom Zone]] prisoners seeking parole. Those prisoners deemed worthy of parole are released from the Phantom Zone to begin new lives as Kandorian citizens.

Outside the city is a neatly landscaped suburban region characterized by elegant mansions and fine houses, and beyond the suburbs are "strange forests" filled with Kryptonian wildlife and "weird vegetation."

In February, the people of Kandor celebrate [[Krypton Day]], a holiday whose precise significance is never stated in the chronicles. Once each year, in either December or January, they bow their heads in silence in solemn commemoration of "the anniversary of the destruction of Krypton." In April, the Kandorians hold ceremonies marking the Day of Truth, a holiday once celebrated by all Kryptonians, in which they honor the memory of [[Val-Lor]], a valiant Kryptonian who, by courageously speaking out against the "ruthless swarm of alien invaders" who had invaded Krypton and enslaved its people, inspired his fellow Kryptonians to revolt against their alien oppressors and drive the aliens from their planet.

Kandor's "greatest hero" is Superman and there are several statues of him in and about the city. Outside the bottle city, Superman's dual identity is a closely guarded secret, but inside Kandor the fact that [[Clark Kent]] is Superman is "known to all Kandorians."

Just as the Kandorians keep a watchful eye on Superman by means of their sophisticated Earth monitors, the Man of Steel keeps in close communication with his friends in Kandor. In Superman's Fortress of Solitude, a red light on an intricate "monitoring maching" lights up in the event of a "Kandor emergency," and a special "Kandor-scope" monitor screen, sometimes used in conjunction with an operator's headphone and mouthpiece, enables him to carry on simultaneous visual and aural communication with his Kandorian allies.

In order to enter Kandor, either to visit his friends or to undertake adventures there, Superman must first reduce himself to microscopic size. He originally accomplished this through various means, but eventually settled on the "shrinking ray" confiscated from Brainiac.

Inside Kandor, where "Krypton's gravity conditions are duplicated," Superman becomes an ordinary human being, without super-powers, although he regains use of his powers the moment he exits from the bottle and re-enters the earthly environment. Kryptonite has no effect on Superman while he remains in Kandor, simply because he is only an ordinary mortal there.

Similarly, any Kandorian who emerges from the bottle city instantly acquires super-powers identical to Superman's, along with vulnerability to the various forms of [[kryptonite]].

In the course of an Kandorian adventure in January 1963, during a period when it is unsafe for Superman to move about in Kandor due to the lies that have been spread about him among the people by the "fanatic scientist" [[Than-Ol]], Superman and [[Jimmy Olsen]] decide to emulate their friends Batman and Robin by adopting a pair of alternate identities and working together as a team. Inspired by the names and plumage of a pair of Kandorian birds - a "nightwing" and a "flamebird" - owned by their friend [[Nor-Kan]], Superman and Jimmy adopt the alternate identities of [[Nightwing]] and [[Flamebird]] and fashion a pair of colorful costumes evocative of the plumage of the two Kandorian birds.

Beneath his lavish home in the Kandorian suburbs, Nor-Kan has constructed a "secret under-ground lab" - with a camouflaged entrance built into a grassy hillside - to prevent intruders from tampering with his delicate scientific instruments. With Nor-Kan's blessing, Nightwing and Flamebird christen this laboratory the "[[Nightcave]]" and transform it into their secret subterranean headquarters, while simultaneously converting Nor-Kan's automobile into a swift, specially equipped "nightmobile."

By the time this Kandorian adventure draws to a close, Nightwing and Flamebird - the so-called Dynamic Duo of Kandor - have revealed their true identities to the Kandorian people and the Kandorians have erected a colorful statue of the two heroes in the heart of the city. (TGSB)

Kandor is the home of the Supermen Emergency Squad, the [[Look-Alike Squad]] and crime fighting defenders, Nightwing and Flamebird.

Supergirl's parents, [[Zor-El]] and [[Alura]], after being rescued from the [[Survival Zone]], reside in Kandor.

Eventually, the residents of Kandor are finally freed of the bottle city and settle on the distant planet [[Rokyn]] (S No. 338, Aug 1979: "Let My People Grow!").

Some time later, a replica of the bottle city in Superman's Fortress becomes home to the tiny yellow-skinned aliens known as the [[Sh'strians]] (S No. 370, Apr 1982: "Better Vengeance Through Chemo-stry"; S No. 371/1, May 1982: "Kandor Lives Again").

Later still, apparently unaware of this replica, [[Wonder Woman]] gives Superman a replica Kandor crafted by the [[Amazons|Amazon]] artisans of [[Paradise Island]] (SA No. 11, 1985: "For the Man Who Has Everything").

('''See also''' [[Kryptonopolis]])

==External Link==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandor Wikipedia Entry on Kandor]

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Midvale

2008-07-08T13:18:05Z

Bosco13:

The [[Metropolis]] suburb which is the adopted hometown of [[Linda Lee Danvers]], the pretty young girl who is secretly [[Supergirl]]. Midvale is also the hometown of [[Fred and Edna Danvers]].

Midvale is also the site of the [[Midvale Orphanage]].

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Mapleville

2008-07-08T13:16:57Z

Bosco13:

A small town, situated somewhere in the northwestern United States, where [[Superman]], acting under strenuous public pressure to select an official home town to call his very own, sets up residence in April 1953, in a lavish mansion, donated by the townspeople, which he promptly dubs [[Super Manor]], only to have an angry citizenry order him out of town soon afterward, after mobs of gawking tourists rampaging through the streets, tons of Superman fan mail clogging the local post office, and the nerve-wracking sonic booms caused by Supermanâ€™s super-speed arrivals and departures have made a shambles of Maplevilleâ€™s small-town way of life and convinced its frazzled populace that having Superman as a neighbor is not the unmitigated blessing they had expected it to be (Act No. 179:
â€œSuper Manor!â€).

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Smallville

2008-07-08T13:15:41Z

Bosco13:

'''Smallville'''
[[Image:Smallville.jpg|thumb|left|NSB No.6, artwork by Kurt Schaffenberger]]

The United States town—located "hundreds of miles" from [[Metropolis]] (S No. 116/2, Sep 1957: "Disaster Strikes Twice"), perhaps in the Midwest (S No. 141, Nov 1960: "Superman Returns to Krypton!" pts. I-IIIâ€”"Superman Meets Jor-El and Late Again!"; "Supermanâ€™s Kryptonian Romance!"; "The Surprise of Fate!")—where [[Clark Kent]], the man who is secretly [[Superman]] spent his boyhood after being adopted into the home of [[Jonathan and Martha Kent]] (S No. 146/1, Jul 1961: "The Story of Supermanâ€™s Life!"; and many others).

It was near Smallville that the experimental rocket bearing the infant Superman landed after its journey through space from the planet [[Krypton]] (WF No. 57, Mar/Apr 1952: "The Artificial Superman!"; and others). The [[Smallville Orphanage]], where the Kents brought the infant Superman immediately upon finding him, and where he remained for a brief period preceeding his adoption, is located in Smallville (Act No. 273, Feb 1961: "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!"; and others), and the Kentsâ€™ farm, where Superman spent his early childhood years, is located somewhere "outside of Smallville" (S No. 152/2, Apr 1962: "Superbaby Captures the Pumpkin Gang!"; and others). The Kents' home, where the family moved after selling their farm and where Superman spent the remainder of his boyhood, is located in Smallville, as is Jonathan Kentâ€™s general store (S No. 146/1, Jul 1961: "The Story of Supermanâ€™s Life"; and others), where Clark Kent used to work afternoons after school (S No. 116/2, Sep 1957: "Disaster Strikes Twice").

Clark Kent attended elementary school in Smallville and attended high school at [[Smallville High School]] (WF No. 69, Mar/Apr 1954: "Jor-Elâ€™s Last Will!"; and others).

As a teenager, Superman performed numerous heroic exploits in Smallville under the name of [[Superboy]] (S No. 97/3, May 1956: "Superboyâ€™s Last Day in Smallville"; and many others). In his honor, Superboy Day is still celebrated there annually (S No. 110/2, Sep 1957: "Disaster Strikes Twice"), as is Supermanâ€™s Earthday—"the anniversary of the day Superman landed on Earth from the doomed planet, Krypton!" (S No. 136/2, Apr 1960: "The Secret of Kryptonite!"). Once a year, Superman returns to Smallville to put on a spectacular performance of superfeats for the youngsters at the Smallville Orphanage (Act No. 273, Feb 1961: "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!")

Superman is Smallvilleâ€™s most illustrious son, but other Smallville residents have played important roles in the chronicles as well, including [[Professor Lewis Lang]] (Act No. 298, Mar 1963: "Clark Kent, Coward!") and his daughter [[Lana Lang]] (S No. 144, Apr 1961: "Superboyâ€™s First Public Appearance!"; and many others), [[Police Chief Parker]], and [[Pete Ross]] (Act No. 300, Feb 1964: "Superman's Super-Spectacular!").

In October 1952, a bomb planted by [[Dragon Lang]]â€™s remote-controlled robot explodes in Smallville. There are no injuries, however, and Superman repairs all the resulting property damage (Act No. 173: "Supermanâ€™s Invulnerable Foe!").

In March-April 1954, during a return visit to Smallville, Superman finds his father [[Jor-El]]â€™s last will and testament buried deep in the ground on the site where the rocket carrying the infant Superman landed upon its arrival on Earth (WF No. 69: "Jor-Elâ€™s Last Will!") In July 1954, Superman returns to Smallville for Homecoming Day, a day honoring former Smallville residents who have moved away (S No. 90/2: "Supermanâ€™s Secret Past").

In May 1955, Superman returns to Smallville to thwart an underworld scheme to recover $1,000,000 in gold that, following its theft many years ago, was hidden in Smallville by thieves and never recovered (S No. 97/3: "Superboyâ€™s Last Day in Smallville").

In December 1957, Superman returns to Smallville for a testimonial dinner in his honor commemorating the anniversary of his arrival on Earth as an infant from the planet Krypton (Act No. 211: "The Superman Spectaculars").

In September 1957, Superman returns to Smallville with [[Johnny Kirk]] so that, in the town where he himself first embarks on his super-heroic career, he can train Johnny Kirk for his forthcoming career as a super-hero (Act No. 232: "Story of Superman, Junior"). During this same period, Superman travels to Smallville for a weeklong gala celebration commemorating the anniversary of his departure from Smallville to begin a new life in Metropolis. As a tribute to the [[Man of Steel]], the people of Smallville restore all the landmarks of Supermanâ€™s youth including Jonathan Kentâ€™s general store—to the condition that characterized them during Supermanâ€™s boyhood.(S No. 116/2, Sep 1957: "Disaster Strikes Twice").

In April 1960, Supermanâ€™s returns to Smallville for the townâ€™s annual celebration of Supermanâ€™s Earthday, the anniversary of his arrival on Earth as an infant from the planet Krypton. Among those on hand to attend the festivities are [[Lois Lane]], [[Jimmy Olsen]] and [[Perry White]] (S No. 138/2: "The Secret of Kryptonite!").

In May 1962, ex-convict [[Hal Colby]]—employing the alias [[Burt Hutton]]—produces a television tribute to Superman as part of his elaborate scheme to unravel and expose Supermanâ€™s secret identity. Superman flies to Smallville to appear on the program (Act No. 288: "The Man Who Exposed Superman!"). (TGSB)

== Map of Smallville ==

[[Image:Smallvillemap.jpg|thumb|center|Map of Smallville]]

==External Link==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville_%28DC_Comics%29 Wikipedia Entry on Smallville]

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Gotham City

2008-07-08T13:14:05Z

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'''Gotham City'''

The East Coast United States city which is the resident city of [[Batman]] and [[Robin]] and the scene of most of their adventures. (TGSB)

Gotham City is also the home of the superheroes [[Batwoman]], Bat-Girl and [[Batgirl]] as well as Police [[Commissioner James W. Gordon]].

One of the city's noteworthy landmarks is the newspaper the ''[[The Gotham Gazette|Gotham Gazette]]'', where ''[[Daily Planet]]'' editor [[Perry White]] once worked early in his career (WF No. 80, Jan/Feb 1956: "The Super-Newspaper of Gotham City").

==External Link==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_City Wikipedia entry on Gotham City]

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Central City

2008-07-08T13:13:14Z

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'''Central City'''

Large, possibly midwestern, city that is the home of the [[Flash]]. As an incentive in [[Superman]]'s second race with the Flash, the fate of [[Metropolis]] and Central City hang in the balance (The Flash No. 175, Dec 1967: "A Race to the End of the Universe!").

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Fawcett City of Earth-S

2008-07-08T13:12:07Z

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'''Fawcett City of Earth-S'''

An attractive bubbling metropolis on the parallel world of [[Earth-S]]. Fawcett City is the home of the famous radio station [[WHIZ]], the world's mightest hero [[Captain Marvel of Earth-S|Captain Marvel]], and the [[Marvel Family of Earth-S|Marvel Family]] (All New Collectors Edition No. C-58, May 1978: "When Earths Collide!").

== External Link ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawcett_City Fawcett City Wikipedia Entry]

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Metropolis

2008-07-08T13:10:23Z

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'''Metropolis'''

[[Image:SupeMetropolis.jpg|thumb|right|Superman leaps over the skyline of Metropolis early in his career]]

The resident city of [[Superman]] and the scene of the vast majority of his adventures. Metropolis as it is described in the texts is modeled after, and fully intended to represent, the city of New York.

In the earliest texts of the Superman chronicles, Superman's home city remains unidentified. Action Comics No. 11 explicitly identifies it as Cleveland, Ohio (Apr 1939), but Action Comics No. 13 contradicts this by placing Superman's resident city within close proximity to the Sing Sing state prison, in Ossining, New York (Jun 1939). In late 1939, the name Metropolis appears in the chronicles for the first time (Act No. 16, Sep 1939), and the city is situated definitely in New York State (S No. 2/2, Fall 1939: "Superman Champions Universal Peace!").

The evidence identifying Metropolis with the city of New York is overwhelming, despite the appearance of an occasional text identifying Metropolis and New York as two separate cities (Act No. 311, Apr 1964: "Superman, King of Earth!"; and others). Situated in the eastern United States (WF No. 46, Jun/Jul 1950: "The Seven Crimes of Mister 7!"), more specifically, in New York State (S No. 212, Fall 1939: "Superman Champions Universal Peace!"), only a short trip by train from New Haven, Connecticut (S No. 25/2, Nov/Dec 1943: "I Sustain the Wings!"), Metropolis is a major seaport with a large waterfront (Act No. 187 , Dec 1953: "Superman's New Super Powers!"; and many others) whose population, in 1951, was 6,004,119 (S No. 71/2, Jul/Aug 1951: "The Anti-Superman Club!"). The city proper stands on Metropolis Island, which was sold to white settlers by the Indians "over three hundred years ago" (Act No. 148, Sep 1950: "Superman, Indian Chief!"). The United Nations is headquartered in Metropolis (Act No. 311, Apr 1964: "Superman, King of Earth!"; and others), and the world-famed [[Statue of Liberty]] stands vigilant in Metropolis Harbor (Act No. 143, Apr 1950: "The Bride of Superman!"; see also Act No. 146, Jul 1950: "The Statues That Came to Life!"). Metropolis's magnificent skyline is world famous (S No. 26/1, Jan/Feb 1944: "The Super Stunt Man!"; and others). Although one text describes Metropolis, somewhat ambiguously, as "a typical American city representative of the rest of the nation" (S No. 18/1, Sep/Oct 1942: "The Conquest of a City"), others describe it as a "great city" (Act No. 30, Nov 1940; S No. 68/1, Jan/Feb 1951: "The Six Elements of Crime!"), "America's greatest city" (Act No. 103, Dec 1946: "The Road to Happiness!"), and "the greatest city in the world" (S No. 64/2, May/Jun 1950: "The Isle of Giant Insects!").

Metropolis's mightiest skyscraper is variously referred to as the Emperor Building (Act No. 80, Jan 1945: "Mr. Mxyzptlk Returns!"; Act No. 102, Nov 1946: "Mr. Mxyzptlk and His Wonderful Lamp!"), the Metropolis State Building (Act No. 204, May 1955: "The Man Who Could Make Superman Do Anything!"), the Monarch State Building (S No. 70/2, May/Jun 1951: "The Life of Superman!"; S No. 75/2, Mar/Apr 1952: "Superman--Thrill Salesman!"), and the State Skyscraper (Act No. 162, Nov 1951: "It!"), but, whatever its name, it is the tallest building in Metropolis and the central feature of its famous skyline.

Other places of interest in Metropolis include the Metropolis Museum of Natural History (Act No. 44, Jan 1942; see also Act No. 181, Jun 1953: "The New Superman"), the Metropolis Planetarium (S No. 91/1, Aug 1954: "The Superman Stamp!"), the Metropolitan Museum (S No. 106/2, Jul 1956: "The Thefts of Clark Kent"), the Wireless City movie theater (S No. 25/4, Nov/Dec 1943: "Hi-Jack--Jackal of Crime!"), the Halldorf Hotel (S No. 36/2, Sep/Oct 1945: "Glory for Gloria!"), and the Metropolis Public Library, whose entranceway is adorned by a pair of stone lions (Act No. 146, Jul 1950: "The Statues That Came to Life!"; ''see also'' WF No. 28, May/Jun 1947: "Superman's Super-Self!"). Metropolis's lavish shops include Lacey's Department Store (S No. 21/3, Mar/Apr 1943: "The Robber Knight"), Stacy's Department Store (S No. 31/1, Nov/Dec 1944: "Tune Up for Crime!"; and others), and Spiffany's Jewelry Store (S No. 52/1, May/Jun 1948: "Preview of Plunder").

[[Metropolis University]] is located in Metropolis (S No. 125/2, Nov 1958: "Clark Kent's College Days"; and others), as is the [[Superman Museum]] (S No. 150/3, Jan 1962: "When the World Forgot Superman!"; and others), and the Daily Planet Building, home of the [[Daily Planet]] (Act No. 36, May 1941; and others), Metropolis's "leading newspaper" (S No. 6/1, Sep/Oct 1940; and others).

Metropolis's famous neighborhoods include Queens (S No. 70/1, May/Jun 1951: "Lois Lane Meets Annie Oakley!"); Chinatown (S No. 54/2, Sep/Oct 1948: "The Secret of the Chinese Dragon!"; Act No. 231, Aug 1957: "Sir Jimmy Olsen, Knight of Metropolis"); Little Bohemia, "the famed artist's section of Metropolis" (Act No. 78, Nov 1944: "The Chef of Bohemia!"); the midtown area (S No. 27/3, Mar/Apr 1944: "Robbers' Roost!"); Fifth Avenue (S No. 24/3, Sep/Oct 1943: "Surprise for Superman!"); the financial district (WF No. 12, Win 1943: "The Man Who Stole a Reputation!"; and others); the slum area known as Roaring Kitchen (S No. 22/2, May/Jun 1943: "The Luck of O'Grady"); the waterfront district (Act No. 187, Dec 1953: "Superman's New Super Powers!"; and others); and Planet
Square, the so-called "crossroads of the world" (Act No. 77, Oct 1944: "The Headline Hoax!"; and others), located in the heart of Metropolis's Great White Way (Act No. 112, Sep 1947: "The Cross-Country Chess Crimes!"; ''see also'' S No. 22/3, May/Jun 1943: "The Great ABC Panic!").

For recreation and relaxation there is Metropolis Park (WF No. 68, Jan/Feb 1954: "The Menace from the Stars!"; and others), where city dwellers and tourists alike can take a boat ride on a quiet lake (S No. 22/4, May/Jun 1943: "A Modern Robin Hood!"), jog around the reservoir (WF No. 37, Nov/Dec 1948: "The Superman Story!"), or travel along its roadways by car (S No. 22/4, May/Jun 1943: "A Modern Robin Hood!") or horse-drawn carriage (Act No. 163, Dec 1951: "The Girl of Tomorrow"). The Superman Museum is located in Metropolis Park (S No. 150/3, Jan 1962: "When the World Forgot Superman!"), along with "a colossal steel statue of '''Superman'''—erected by a grateful city" (WF No. 28, May/Jun 1947: "Superman's Super-Self!"; and others). The inscription on the statue's pedestal reads, "Superman, Champion of Metropolis" (Act No. 249, Feb 1959: "The Kryptonite Man!").

Metropolis features an elaborate transportation system, including a network of elevated (Act No. 20, Jan 1940; and others) and subterranean subways (S No. 17/1, Jul/Aug 1942: "Man or Superman?"; and
many others), ferryboats (S No. 71/3, Jul/Aug 1951: "The Man Who Stole the Oceans!"), bridges (S No. 18/1, Sep/Oct 1942: "The Conquest of a City"; and others), and vehicular tunnels (S No.52/1, May/Jun 1948: "Preview of Plunder"; and others). Streetcars were commonplace in Metropolis in 1941 (WF No. 4, Win 1941: "The Case of the Crime Crusade") and apparently survived even into the early 1960s (S No. 151/2, Feb 1962: "The Man Who Trained Supermen!"). Parties of tourists circle the city aboard special excursion vessels (Act No. 146, Jul 1950: "The Statues That Came to Life!"), or romp in the surf off Metropolis's popular public beaches (S No. 48/1, Sep/Oct 1947: "The Man Who Stole the Sun!"; S No. 19/3, Nov/Dec 1942). Specially honored guests are treated to "Metropolis' famed ticker-tape reception" (Act No. 165, Feb 1952: "The Man Who Conquered Superman!"), such as that accorded [[King Harrupp II]] upon his arrival in Metropolis in January-February 1951 (S No. 68/2: "Lois Lane's Royal Romance!").

The gateway to Metropolis is Metropolis Harbor (WF No. 20, Win 1945: "The Toyman: Super-Scientist!"; and many others), the point of arrival and departure for ocean liners (S No. 63/1, Mar/Apr 1950: "Achilles versus Superman!"; and others), freighters (WF No. 20, Win 1945: "The Toyman: Super-Scientist!"; and others), and other vessels (WF No. 37, Nov/Dec 1948: "The Superman Story!"; and others). Visitors sailing into Metropolis Harbor are greeted by the world-famed Statue of Liberty (Act No. 143, Apr 1950: "The Bride of Superman!"; see also Act No. 146, Jul 1950: "The Statues That Came to Life!") and by a gigantic statue of Superman standing astride the harbor like the legendary Colossus of Rhodes (WF No. 23, Jul/Aug 1946: "The Colossus of Metropolis!"). Metropolis waterways mentioned in the chronicles include the Metropolis River (WF No. 49, Dec/Jan 1950-1951: "The Men Who Shot Superman!") and Metropolis Bay (S No.81/2, Mar/Apr 1953: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with Superman"; and others) which is home to the gigantic Superman Lighthouse, holding its light aloft in one hand (SPJO No. 37, Jun 1959: "Superman's Super-Rival!").
[[Image:Superman_Lighthouse.gif|left]]
Metropolis's "most famous inhabitant" is indisputably Superman (S No.26/4, Jan/Feb 1944: "The Quicksilver Kid!"; and others), and it is for him that the city has reserved its greatest honors. Superman Day has been celebrated in Metropolis on at least two separate occasions (S No. 157/3, Nov 1962: "Superman's Day of Doom!"; Act No. 328, Sep 1965: "Superman's Hands of Doom!"), and the famed Superman Museum houses an extensive collection of Superman memorabilia (S No. 150/3, Jan 1962: "When the World Forgot Superman!"; and others). Superman was awarded the city's Outstanding Citizen Award for 1954 "in honor of [his] conspicuous efforts to improve Metropolis" (S No. 93/2, Nov 1954: "Jimmy Olsen's Double!"). For at least four years during the 1950s, the Metropolis Police Department awarded an annual Superman Medal "to the person whose heroism ...helped Superman the most" during the preceding year. Clark Kent, the man who is secretly Superman, is awarded the Superman Medal in August 1955 (Act No. 207: "The Four Superman Medals!").

Statues and other artistic tributes to Superman abound in Metropolis, including the statue of Superman in the Metropolis Hall of Fame (Act No. 297, Feb 1963: "The Man Who Betrayed Superman's Identity!"), the "colossal steel statue of Superman" in Metropolis Park (WF No. 28, May/Jun 1947: "Superman's Super-Self"; and others), the monumental statue of Superman towering over Metropolis Harbor (WF No. 23, Jul/Aug 1946: "The Colossus of Metropolis!"), the Superman Lighthouse in Metropolis Bay (SPJO No. 37, Jun 1959: "Superman's Super-Rival!"), and the marble statue of Superman unveiled in Planet Square in January-February 1946 (S No. 38/3: "The Man of Stone!"; S No. 69/1, Mar/Apr 1951: "The Prankster's Apprentice!").

[[Midvale]], the adopted home town of [[Linda Lee Danvers]], the pretty blonde teenager who is secretly [[Supergirl]], is a suburb of Metropolis. So is the town of [[Highville]], which Superman visits in January 1957 (S No. 110/2: "The Mystery of Superman!"). [[Metrodale]], another Metropolis suburb, is destroyed by [[Rolf Zimba]]'s [[Gold Badge Organization]] in July-August 1941 (S No. 11/1). [[Bizarro City]], the capital of the planet [[Htrae]] (S No. 140, Oct 1960: pts. I-III—"The Son of Bizarro!"; "The 'Orphan' Bizarro!"; 'The Bizarro Supergirl!"), is "a crude copy of Metropolis" which looks like something a mad architect would design!" (Act No. 263, Apr 1960: "The World of Bizarros!").

Like all major cities, Metropolis has areas that are home to those who don't enjoy economic advantage. By the 1970s, the chronicles document two areas of the city that are relatively impoverished and preyed upon by criminal elements such as [[Intergang]] and [[The 100]]. These neighborhoods are [[Little Africa]] and "[[Suicide Slum]]." Other than Superman, [[Rose and the Thorn]] and [[Black Lightning]] work to oppose villainy in those locations.

==External Link==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_%28comics%29 Wikipedia Entry on Metropolis]

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Bizarro-Mr. Kltpzyxm

2008-03-23T01:14:16Z

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'''Bizarro-Mr. Kltpzyxm'''

An imperfect duplicate of [[Mr. Mxyzptlk]].

'''Origin'''

In July 1961, [[Bizarro Junior]] is experimenting with a duplicator ray and focuses it on Mr. Mxyzptlk, who is flying near [[Htrae]] at the time. Thus, he creates an imperfect clone of Mxyzptlk. Like Mxyzptlk, Bizarro-Mr. Kltpzyxm is a "pest," but it is because he has good intentions. By using his magic to do good deeds and improve the planet, he violates the [[Bizarro Code]] and is put in prison (Adv No. 286/2: "Bizarro, Private Detective"). His kindheartedness continues to wreak havoc afterwards, when he grants superpowers to [[Bizarro-Lois]] (Adv No. 288/2, Sep 1961: "Bizarro's Secret Identity"), and tries to arrange a friendly meeting between [[Krypto]] and [[Bizarro-Krypto]] (Adv No. 294/2, Mar 1962: "The Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro Supermen").

'''Known Weaknesses'''

Unlike Mr. Mxyzptlk, who disappears into the [[Land of Zrfff|5th dimension]] if he says his name backwards, Bizarro-Mr. Kltpzyxm must be tricked into saying his name forwards. Being a Bizarro, he is also vulnerable to [[Blue Kryptonite]].

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Kryptonite

2007-12-18T12:53:21Z

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[[Image:Kryptonite.jpg|thumb| Superman No. 227 artwork by Curt Swan & Muphy Anderson]]

'''Kryptonite'''

The term used to designate any surviving fragment of the exploded planet [[Krypton]], the home world of [[Superman]]. There are five distinct varieties of kryptonite (green, red, gold, blue, and white), the first three of which are toxic to Superman.

Green kryptonite, the only variety potentially fatal to Superman, induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Supermanâ€™s presence. Red kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable, albeit temporary and nonfatal, symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant. Gold kryptonite would permanently rob Superman of his super-powers were he ever to he exposed to its radiations. These three varieties of kryptonite are similarly hazardous to [[Supergirl]], [[Krypto]] the Superdog, [[Beppo]] the Supermonkey, and all other surviving natives of Krypton. Blue kryptonite is toxic only to superpowered [[Bizarro]] creatures. White kryptonite is harmful only to plantlife. Whenever the word kryptonite appears in the Supermanica without a specific color designation, it is green kryptonite, the most common variety, which is being referred to (See [[Superman]] [ [[Superman#Kryptonite|section 7.1, kryptonite]] ]). (TGSB)

'''Full list of every type of Kryptonite that has appeared in the chronicles is as follows:'''

0. '''K-Metal''': A previously undocumented substance from Krypton (told of in a startling unpublished text from 1940[http://k-metal.cc/splash.php]), it has the same weakening effect on Kryptonians as Green Kryptonite, with the additional ability to temporarily grant tremendous strength (and possibly other super-powers) to humans on Earth (this element may be similar to the X-Kryptonite documented in Superman Family No. 203 in 1980, though no chronicle suggests a relationship).

1. '''[[Green Kryptonite]]''': Green Kryptonite, is fatal to superpowered Kryptonians but harmless to non-superpowered Kryptonians,
It induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Superman's presence. (TGSB)

2. '''[[Red Kryptonite]]''': Red Kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable—albeit temporary and non-fatal—symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant. (TGSB) Its effects last only 48 hours and are never repeated in the same way on the same [[Kryptonian]] again.

3. '''[[Gold Kryptonite]]''': Gold Kryptonite would permanently rob a Kryptonian of his super-powers were he ever to be exposed to its radiations. [[Phantom Zone]] parolee [[Quex-Ul]] suffered this effect (S No. 157), as did a [[Lex Luthor]]-created Superman clone (Act No. 500).( TGSB)

4. '''[[Blue Kryptonite]]''': Blue Kryptonite is toxic only to superpowered [[Bizarro]] creatures. (TGSB)

5. '''[[White Kryptonite]]''': White Kryptonite is harmful only to plant life, though it can also affect some vareties of microbe. (TGSB)

6. '''[[Jewel Kryptonite]]''': Created by [[Jax-Ur]] of the Phantom Zone. "That chunk of Jewel K in orbit magnifies our mental commands and converts them into energy beams which detonate any explosive material we desire." Jewel Kryptonite appears in Act No. 310, Mar 1964: "Secret of Kryptonite Six".

7. '''X-Kryptonite''': Accidentally created by Supergirl, it gives [[Streaky]] the Supercat powers beyond those of mere mortal cats. It is later revealed that X-Kryptonite can weaken superpowered Kryptonians as well (SF No. 203/1, Sep/Oct 1980: "The Supergirl from Planet Earth").

8. '''[[Red-Green Kryptonite]]''': Red-Green Kryptonite first appeared in the story "The Menace of Red-Green Kryptonite!" in Act No. 275, Apr 1961. Makes kryptonians grow a third eye on the backs of their heads.

9. '''Anti-Kryptonite''': A type of Kryptonite that affects only non-superpowered Kryptonians. Later tales recounting the story of Supergirl and her parents document this isotope (namely how the non-superpowered Krypton survivors in [[Argo City]] could be affected by lethal Kryptonite radiation).

10. '''Slow Kryptonite''': Created by [[Metallo (Roger Corben)]]. It is "able to slow down the rate of particle emissions enough to affect humans as it does Kryptonians" (The Brave and the Bold No. 175, Jun 1981: "The Heart of the Monster"). Although the effect on [[Batman]] is agonizing and impressive, the effect (if any) on Kryptonians are not documented.

11. '''Kryptonite-Plus''': "A super-powerful isotope that will finish off Kryptonians in minutes". The substance is docummented in Act No. 350, May 1967: "The Secret of the Stone-Age Superman".

12. '''Magno-Kryptonite''': Created by [[Truff]], from the planet [[Pyron]]. "It [clings] with unbreakable force to anything that comes from Krypton" (first appeared in SPJO No. 92/1, Apr 1966: "The Man from S.C.A.R.").

13. '''[[Silver Kryptonite]]''': A fake Kryptonite created by [[Jimmy Olsen]] as a hoax for Superman's Silver Anniversary (SPJO No. 70, Jul 1963: "The Secret of Silver Kryptonite").

14. '''Yellow Kryptonite''': A synthetic Kryptonite created by Lex Luthor as a hoax to mentally torture Superman. Luthor claims to have a machine capable of creating hovering Kryptonite globes of various colors, including this previously unknown yellow variety. All the globes are in fact fakes, though they manage to successfully fool a Superman robot.

15. '''False Kryptonite''': Created by Supergirl from a piece of Green Kryptonite using magic from a wishing well, it is perfectly harmless.

16. '''[[Synthetic Kryptonite]]''': Synthetic versions of Green Kryptonite created in laboratories.

17. '''Mutated Kryptonite''': A white card with a Kryptonian symbol on it used by the villain [[Zo-Mar]] is made from an unnamed form of mutated kryptonite that robs any Kryptonian of his powers when he or she ss very near it, but which is not otherwise harmful and has no permanent effect. (DCCP No. 84, Aug 1985: "Give Me Power, Give Me Your World").

18. '''[[Red-Gold Kryptonite]]''': An alloy made of [[Red Kryptonite|red]] and [[Gold Kryptonite|gold kryptonite]]. Its effects are temporary amnesia but no loss of super-powers occur. (S No. 178, Jul 1965: "When Superman Lost His Memory!")

==External Link==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite Wikipedia Entry on Kryptonite]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K-Metal_from_Krypton Wikipedia Entry on K-Metal story]

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Mr. Mind of Earth-S

2007-12-18T12:47:31Z

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'''The most evil mind in the universe!'''

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An evil alien that has bedevilled the [[Marvel Family of Earth-S]] since the 1940s, Mr. Mind is a worm from [[Venus]]. Mr. Mind possesses extraordinary mind powers which allow him to control the minds of others. Mr. Mind uses a special amplifier that he wears around his body and uses it to talk to other beings not of his species (first appearance: [as a radio voice only] Captain Marvel Adventures No. 22, Mar 1943: "The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 1: The Pearl of Peril"; and Captain Marvel Adventures No. 26, Aug 1943: "The Monster Society of Evil Ch. 5: Marvel Meets Mr. Mind").

Despite his diminutive size, Mr. Mind is a master manipulator and leader who easily commands the respect of powerful associates like [[Doctor Sivana of Earth-S|Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana]] and [[Black Adam]] as part of various incarnations of the Monster Society of Evil.

Although the Marvel Family is the primary focus of the worm's enmity, Mind has targeted Superman as well in association with the Kryptonian's enemies such as [[Lex Luthor]] (Shazam! No. 15 Nov-Dec 1974: "Captain Marvel Meets Lex Luthor"), and [[Mr. Mxyzptlk]] (DCCP No. 33, May 1981: "Man and Supermarvel!" and DCCP No. 34, Jun 1981: "The Beast-Man That Shouted "Hate" at the Heart of the U.N.!").

==External Links==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Mind_and_the_Monster_Society_of_Evil Wikipedia Entry on Mr. Mind]
*[http://marvelfamily.com/WhosWho/whoswho.asp?castid=154 Mr. Mind's entry at the Marvel Family Web]

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