Secret Origins #2

In this classic 1973 tale from *Secret Origins* #2, Superman answers a distress signal and finds a crashed rocket carrying his long-lost cousin, Supergirl. She shares the story of Argo City’s survival and her father’s desperate mission to save her from Kryptonite poisoning, setting her on a new path on Earth. With his guidance, she begins adjusting to life in Midvale Orphanage, stepping into a world far different from her home planet.

In "Birth of the Atom!", scientist Palmer faces a desperate moment when he and his students are trapped in a cave-in, forcing him to risk using his experimental reducer lens on himself. With no other option, he activates the device, transforming into a human atom—smaller than ever imagined, yet still whole. The story follows his unexpected journey through this new, microscopic existence, where survival means adapting to a world unseen.