Superman #239
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Hercules in the 20th Century!", Lois Lane forms an unlikely bond with a chimp named Toto just before he's launched into space—only for a cosmic collision of a uranium meteorite and a kryptonite one to transform him into the towering, kryptonite-beaming Titano. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Wayne Boring with inks by Stan Kaye, this 1971 classic sees Superman and the military racing to contain the giant ape, while Lois races to find a way to save him. The cover, by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson, captures the moment of transformation in bold, dynamic lines.
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Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite with a kryptonite one, which causes the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of this change, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity and Superman, so the army traps the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a way to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the past where he cannot harm anyone.
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