Superman #18/1979
In "Eine Welt zu gewinnen," Superman faces a moral dilemma when three Legionnaires await delegates from Corvan IV—only to be met by the sinister Mano and the Hangman, once enemies of the Legion. Now claiming peaceful intent, the duo reveals they've secretly advanced Corvan IV's technology, catapulting its people into the future, and now seek to judge whether the planet is ready to join the United Planets. Written by Len Wein and illustrated by Joe Staton with inks by Murphy Anderson and colors by Glynis Wein, this 1979 issue features cover art by Joe Staton and Jack Abel.
In a quiet moment on Corvan IV, three Legionnaires await delegates—only to be met by the unexpected arrival of the Henker and Mano, once foes among the Finsteren Fünf. Claiming peaceful intent, they reveal their radical act: having catapulted the planet’s civilization into the future, they now seek to guide its people into the United Planets. As Superboy, Elementboy, and Riesenboy survey the transformed world, they face a new challenge—not of war, but of judgment, as they question whether this leap forward has truly prepared the people to join the greater galaxy.
In "Allein gegen die Finsteren Fünf," Superboy faces down the menacing alliance of the Finsteren Fünf—Elementboy, Riesenboy, Mano, Henker, and Tharok—after temporarily disabling the Smaragdfürstin’s Emerald Eye with Kryptonite. With the help of freed allies and the planet’s inhabitants, he must confront the growing threat of the villains’ overwhelming power, even as the people realize their own limits in the face of such advanced evil.
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