Superman #5/1978
In "Die Herzattacke die Superman umwarf," Superman faces off against the newly reengineered Metallo in a high-stakes battle that pushes him to his limits. As Dr. Klyburn reveals a mysterious SKULL Agent whose heart has been replaced with a green stone—safe from Kryptonite—Superman must confront both the mechanical menace and the lingering threat of green fragments in a collapsing cave. Written by Martin Pasko and brought to life with Curt Swan’s dynamic art, Dan Adkins’ inks, and Jerry Serpe’s colors, this 1978 issue sees Clark Kent’s world shift with the arrival of a new colleague, Martin Korda, while the Man of Steel battles not just Metallo, but the very edge of his endurance. The cover, a striking piece by José Luis García-López, captures the moment of tension with chilling precision.
In this gripping 1978 tale from Superman #5, Superman faces off against a new and dangerous Metallo, whose heart has been replaced with a green Kryptonite shard—though not the kind that kills him instantly. As Dr. Jenet Klyburn reveals the SKULL Agent’s secret and Morgan Edge introduces his new hire, Martin Korda, the Man of Steel races to stop the villain, only to be nearly overwhelmed in a cave battle where green Kryptonite fragments threaten to finish him.
In the aftermath of Tharok’s deadly plan to transform a planet into the rare mineral Energit, Superboy launches a desperate assault against the villain, but his attack falls short. With the fate of an entire world hanging in the balance, the heroes of the Legion—Mon-El, Saturngirl, Schattengirl, Ultraboy, and others—must stand together against the relentless threat of the Finsteren Fünf, including the towering Validus and the sinister Henker, as the planet’s destruction looms.
In a high-stakes showdown, Karateboy and Prinzess Projektra fight their way through a high-tech prison, narrowly disabling a robotic guard—but a final door stands between them and the villain Tharok, who’s still at large among the ranks of Die Finsteren Fünf. With time running out and danger closing in, the fate of the mission hangs on what lies beyond that locked portal.
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