Unofficial Krypton Chronicles Index

KRYPTON CHRONICLES #3

Cover Date: November 1981
Cover Price: $0.60
Publication Date: 1981-07-28

Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Dick Giordano

Story: "The Race to Overtake the Past!" (25 Pages) "The Man Who Believed!"
"Wings Over the Flood!"
"Back to the Beginning!"

Credits:

Story	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Frank Chiaramonte
Lettering	Ben Oda
Colors	Carl Gafford
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (next in Superman Family #212/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Supergirl

Morgan Edge (next in DC Comics Presents #40)

Perry White

Other Character(s):

Bur-El (in flashbacks; "five generations after the "Great Deluge;" last in Superman Vol. 1 #286/2)

Kil-Gor (an inventor; last in Superman Vol. 1 #286/2)

Wedna (first appearance ; Kil-Gor's daughter; later Bur-El's wife)

Inhabitants of Kil-Gor's village (last in Superman Vol. 1 #286/2)

Jaf-El (a prophet)

Tio-El (Jaf-El's younger brother and ancestor of Bur-El)

Inhabitants of Erkol (presumed as city not specifically named in story)

Tanthuo Flez (the "Winged Ones"; flying creatures that saved Kryptonians during the Great Deluge)

Hyr-El (father of Jaf-El and Tio-El)

Vad-El (brother of Vad-El)

Wab-El (father of Hyr-El and Vad-El)

Unidentified members of the House of El representing over 20 generations

Erok-El (first of the House of El; formerly Erok; a look-a-like of Superman)

Milia (marries Erok)

Kal-El (son of Erok-El and Milia)

Milia's father

a priest

Cameo Appearance(s):

Sur-El (mentioned)

Rao (mentioned)

Yuda (mentioned)

Tomnu (mentioned only; father of Erok)

Rugad (mentioned only; father of Tomnu)

Feln (mentioned only; father of Rugad; earliest named ancestor of Superman)

Location(s):

Unidentified Space Sector(s)

deep space

Space Sector 2813

Krypton (in the past via flashbacks)

Twenx:

Mount Mundru (in the time of the Great Deluge)

Urrika:

Erkol

Lurvan:

Gold Volcano (formed shortly before the Great Deluge)

Space Sector 2814

Earth:

Metropolis:

Galaxy Building (Daily Planet)

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Feature: "Family Tree of Superman" (1 Pages)

Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell and Nick Pascale (script)

Comment(s):

Centerfold genealogy chart of the House of El.

Feature: "A Krypton Glossary" (1 Pages)

Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)

Typeset (letters)

Comment(s):

A glossary of the names, places, creatures and Kryptonian words used in this issue.