Superman #248
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Man Who Murdered the Earth!", Superman encounters a mysterious globe unearthed by Kryptonian archaeologists, revealing a forgotten war between two factions—Erkol and Xan—whose legacy lives on in a hidden tragedy. Written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated with striking detail by Dave Cockrum, this 1972 classic explores the haunting aftermath of a conflict that shaped an entire generation, with a cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson.
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Kryptonian archaeologists uncover a globe which contains the story of the war between Erkol and Xan. After Xan detonated a bomb, hostilities ceased, but all babies conceived on that day in Erkol were born without thumbs but with enlarged heads. Years later, these children, who had been exiled, discovered that they had also been born with telekinesis. When the children learned that war had resumed and that Erkol was threatened by a doomsday weapon, they attempted to return home to stop the device, but Erkol was destroyed. So the children returned to their city, which they named Kryptonopolis.
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