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  • The K-Metal from Krypton
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  • "The K-Metal from Krypton" is an unpublished Superman story written by Jerry Siegel in 1940 and originally illustrated by the Joe Shuster Studio. Although the comic contained story developments that DC Comics (National Comics at the time) may have ultimately concluded could be potentially damaging to the franchise, the reason that the story was never published is not known. This storyline features the precursor to Kryptonite called "K-Metal" and Lois learns that Clark Kent is Superman; thus helping him with his escapes and his adventures. This might have altered the status quo from that point on.
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Single
  • y
Date
  • 2003
Cat
  • Superman
original research
  • January 2009
Caption
  • Cover art by Angel Criado and Bob Rivard from the K-Metal from Krypton restoration website.
main char team
refimprove
  • January 2009
colorists
  • Randy Sargent
Title
  • The K-Metal from Krypton
Pencillers
  • Jon Bogdanove, Wayne Boring, Paul Cassidy, Angel Criado, Shane Foley, Leo Nowak, Bob Rivard, John Sikela
Sortkey
  • K-Metal From Krypton
Artists
  • Joe Shuster Studio
Writers
Publisher
  • None
abstract
  • "The K-Metal from Krypton" is an unpublished Superman story written by Jerry Siegel in 1940 and originally illustrated by the Joe Shuster Studio. Although the comic contained story developments that DC Comics (National Comics at the time) may have ultimately concluded could be potentially damaging to the franchise, the reason that the story was never published is not known. This storyline features the precursor to Kryptonite called "K-Metal" and Lois learns that Clark Kent is Superman; thus helping him with his escapes and his adventures. This might have altered the status quo from that point on. Like all Superman stories of the 1940s, the adventure originally had no title. The earliest known occurrence of the name "The K-Metal from Krypton" for the tale was in Gerard Jones' 2004 book Men of Tomorrow. The story remained forgotten and unknown from 1941 until 1988, when Jerry Siegel's original script and story outline was rediscovered in deep storage in the DC Comics library by Mark Waid.