Superman #240
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "To Save a Superman," writer Cary Bates and artist Mike Kaluta deliver a gripping tale set beneath the ruins of Krypton, where a desperate time experiment goes awry. When scientist Mal-Va's assistant Zol-Mar is sent into the past with the hope of altering history, his own ambitions collide with a malfunctioning device—leaving him stranded in a timeline far from his own. Neal Adams' striking cover captures the mystery and tension of a story where the past holds more danger than salvation.
In "To Save a Superman," Superman finds himself weakened and vulnerable when the Anti-Superman Gang steals his powers, leaving him unable to stop a collapsing building. With his strength gone, Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen turn to I-Ching for help, but even the mystic's wisdom is tested when he's attacked—only to be rescued by a battered and broken Superman who still refuses to give up.
In the shadow of Krypton’s Scarlet Jungle, scientist Mal-Va’s time machine goes awry when his assistant Zol-Mar, driven by ambition, sabotages the device to steal glory from the past. Instead of a brief journey, Zol-Mar is flung into a timeline far beyond his control—where the technology he brought with him may be his only hope for survival.
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Reprinted in Superman #21/1971 (1971), Superman #26/1971 (1971), Batman #2 (1972), Supermann #5/1972 (1972), Superman Supacomic #156 (1972), Stålpojken #10/1972 (1972), Supermán #892 (1972), Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #90 (1973), Superman et Batman et Robin #56 (1973), Superman et Batman et Robin #58 (1973), Stålmannen #7/1979 (1979), Supermann #7/1979 (1979), The Best of DC #40 (1983), Superman Extra #9 (1984), Super-Homem #5 (1984), Superman: The World of Krypton #[nn] (2008), DC Comics Classics Library: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn] (2009), Superman - Adieu, Kryptonite ! #[nn] (2016), Lendas do Homem de Aço: Curt Swan #1 (2018), Superman: The Many Worlds of Krypton #[nn] (2018), Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn] (2021), DC Finest: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn] (2025), سوبرمان [Subirman Kawmaks / Superman Comics] #395, Superman #54
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