Superman #26/1977

When Vartox realizes his powers are fading with age, he watches Superman on Earth with growing envy. Reunited with the alien KURX—once thought healed—Vartox is struck again by the same fever that once drove him mad, threatening to unravel him once more.

In the bustling Galaxe Building on Christmas Eve, while everyone else revels in holiday cheer, Clark Kent feels the weight of solitude, remembering past Christmases with his adoptive parents. When he encounters two orphaned children, a quiet moment of connection sparks a decision that redefines the meaning of the season.

In "So fing es an," Nachschwinge (Van-Zee) and Flammvogel (Ak-Var) face a monstrous Amoeba that once threatened Kandor—and now, it’s back, more dangerous than ever. With Superman and Jimmy Olsen absent, the two heroes must rely on their past connection to Zal-Te, the mind behind the creature’s rampage, to stop it before it destroys everything.