Superman #4/1979
In "Der Kryptonoid greift an," Superman faces a chilling threat when a malfunctioning satellite endangers Earth, forcing him to take drastic action that draws the wrath of a vengeful general. Years after a test accident cost him an arm—caused by a rogue Superman robot—the general now allies with an alien symbiont, a lifeform once bred on Krypton to animate artificial limbs, but which has since evolved into a dangerous, self-replicating parasite. Written by Martin Pasko and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by Frank Chiaramonte and colors by Adrienne Roy, this 1979 tale blends sci-fi dread with the hero’s enduring struggle against both mechanical and organic threats. The cover, by José Luis García-López and Dick Giordano, captures the eerie fusion of man and machine.
In "Der Kryptonoid greift an," Superman faces a terrifying threat when a long-buried secret from his past resurfaces—once a failed experiment in artificial life, a Kryptonoid symbiont now awakens, drawn to the very man who once survived its destructive legacy. With General Daniel Webster Derwent, consumed by guilt and vengeance over a past accident involving a defective Superman-Roboter X-17, now allied with the alien entity, Superman must confront a foe that feeds on his own history, even as Lana Lang and the remnants of Krypton’s forgotten science—like the Festung der Einsamkeit—hold the key to stopping it.
In "null," Superman faces his most relentless foe yet as the Kryptonoid, unleashed by the sinister General Daniel Webster Derwent, threatens Metropolis with overwhelming force. With Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Oberst Gurney caught in the crossfire, even the mysterious Superman-Roboter X-17 becomes entangled in the battle for Earth’s survival.
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