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KRYPTON CHRONICLES #2
Cover Date: October 1981
Cover Price: $0.60
Publication Date: 1981-06-16
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
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"Master of the Lightning!"
"They Came From Beyond the Sky!"
"Eastward Ho!"
"Farewell to Kandor!"
Credits:
| Story | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Black Flame (Zora Vi-Lar; identity revealed)
- Yagrum (revealed as a projection)
Other Character(s):
- Van-Zee (last in issue #1; next in Superman Vol. 1 #414)
- Zor-El (last in issue #1; next in Superman Vol. 1 #414)
- Alura Zor-El (last in issue #1; next in Superman Vol. 1 #414)
- The Drygur Moliom
- Hatu-El (ancestor of Superman; in flashbacks to the Kryptonian year 6832)
- Val-Lor (retelling of Superman Vol. 1 #176/3, see Comments; dies and inspires the revolt against the Vrangs)
- Sur-Na
- Other unidentified enslaved Kryptonians
- the Vrangs (repelled from Krypton)
- Sul-El (father of Hatu-El; inventor of the telescope; in flashbacks to 6819)
- Pux-Tul
- Hatu-El (as a boy)
- Usk-Mar (governor of Kandor)
- Usk-Mar's astronomers (see Comments)
- Citizens of Kandor
- the Vrangs (in flashback to their approach to and invasion of Krypton)
- Val-El (Krypton's legendary explorer and seafarer; ancestor of Sul-El and Superman; fate unknown)
- Tro-El (Val-El's brother, founder of Bokos, the Isle of Thieves)
- Tro-El's mutineers
- the Drygur of Erkol
- the Drygur's geographer
- inhabitants of Vathlo Island
- a pryllgu (a large Kryptonian sea monster; destroys Val-3)
- Ar-Go (mentioned only; captain of Val-3; dies; Argo City named in his honor)
- Crew of the sailing ships Val-1, Val-2, Val-3 and Val-4 (some die)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Tala-El (statue)
- Gam-El (statue)
- [[Hatu-El} (Silver Age)|Hatu-El}]] (statue)
- Sul-El (statue)
- Val-El' (statue)
- other unidentified statues
Location(s):
- Unidentified Space Sector:
- Space Sector 2813:
- Krypton (in the past via flashbacks)
- Dandahu Ocean
- Nioz (an island; mentioned)
- Vathlo Island (visited by Val-El's expedition)
- Twenx (a continent west of Urrika; mentioned)
- Urrika:
- Lurvan (the "New World" hemisphere, continent discovered by Val-El)
- Argo City (in the time of Val-El; city founded)
- Bokos (founded by Tro-El)
- Fire Falls (in the year 6832)
- Jewel Mountains (in the year 6832)
- Red Ocean (in the time of Val-El)
- Scarlet Jungle (in the year 6832)
- Kandor (early 6800s)
- Valley of Juru (discovered by Val-El)
- Mithen
- Wegthor
- Krypton (in the past via flashbacks)
- Space Sector 2814
Comment(s):
- The statues of Superman's ancestors Tala-El, Gam-El, Hatu-El, Sul-El and Val-El first appeared in Adventure Comics #313/2.
- A family tree of the House of El is included in issue #3.
- The story of Val-Lor and the Vrang occupation of Krypton was first presented in Superman Vol. 1 #176/3 (April 1965): "Superman's Day of Truth!"
- Usk-Mar's astronomers reference stories of ancient Krypton (prior to the year 6819) with a story about "the winged man with the exploding feathers" from Superman Vol. 1 #251/3 (May 1972): "The Day Krypton Didn't Die" by Elliot S. Maggin and Rich Buckler, and "the tale of Krypton being settled by explorers from space" from Superman Vol. 1 #238/2 (June 1971): "A Name Is Born" by Cary Bates and Gray Morrow.
- Story concludes next issue.
Credits:
- E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
- Albert De Guzman (art)
Comment(s):
- Centerfold map of Krypton, showing all the places mentioned in the Krypton Chronicles. This is an updated version of the map seen in Superman Vol. 1 #239 (June-July 1971) by E. Nelson Bridwell and Sal Amendola
- Locations include: "Old World" Hemisphere, "New World" Hemisphere and the route of Val-El's Voyage of Discovery.
- See Map of Krypton.
Credits:
- E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
Comment(s):
- A glossary of the names, places, creatures and Kryptonian words used in this issue.