Byrne's WORLD OF Krypton, Smallville, & Metropolis (PLUS! Superman #1)
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Duncan Bennett dig into a trilogy of miniseries written by John Byrne and released across 1988:
- WORLD OF KRYPTON with Mike Mignola, which detailed Krypton's clone wars;
- WORLD OF SMALLVILLE with Kurt Schaffenberger, which revealed Martha Kent's first marriage and Lana Lang's manipulation by the Manhunters; and
- WORLD OF METROPOLIS with Win Mortimer, which showed the early city days of Perry White, Lois Lane, Clark Kent, and Jimmy Olsen.
BUT FIRST! In the opening segment, Sweet-Sweet Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics - Skokie) returns to shine a spotlight on 1986's SUPERMAN #1 by John Byrne, featuring the Post-Crisis debut of Metallo.
AND NEXT WEEK: Year One of Byrne's tenure on the main Super-titles!
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