Superman#193
Cover: Curt Swan & George Klein
Superman #193
“[The Death of Superman!] Part 1: Lex Luthor, Hero!”
Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
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Cast · 40 characters
AquamanArthur CurryBarry AllenBatmanBizarro #1Bizarro Junior No. 1Bizarro-Lois LaneBruce WayneClark KentCosmic BoyDick GraysonGarth RanzzGreen ArrowGreen LanternHal JordanImra ArdeenJimmy OlsenJonathan KentJor-ElKara Zor-ElKryptoLana LangLaraLex LuthorLightning LadLois LaneLoraLori LemarisLucy LaneMartha KentOliver QueenPerry WhitePrincess DianaProfessor LangRobinRokk KrinnSaturn GirlSuperboySupergirlSuperman
Full credits
writer Otto Binder
artist Al Plastino
inker Al Plastino
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks George Klein
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Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
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