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"From Out the Green Dawn"

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Image:Quote1.png There are people who need my very special kind of help. It won't be a job for plain, ordinary Clark Kent... it'll be a job for Superman. Image:Quote2.png
-- Superman

Appearing in "From Out the Green Dawn"

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  • Calahan (First and only known appearance to date)
  • Morrow (First and only known appearance to date)
  • West (First and only known appearance to date)

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Synopsis for "From Out the Green Dawn"

1938
On the planet Krypton scientist Jor-El returns home to inform his wife, Lara, that the planet, Krypton is doomed. A geological chain reaction has fused the planet's core elements into a new radioactive compound. This new compound is destroying their world and they only have hours left to live. Jor-El tells Lara that he has devised a way for their son, Kal-El, to escape Krypton's destruction. He places him inside of a specially designed birthing matrix equipped with hyper-drive capabilities. As Krypton explodes, the gestation chamber launches itself into hyperspace; its destination – Earth.

Years later
Teenager Clark Kent single-handedly wins the high school football championship for Smallville High. As the crowd carries him off on their shoulders, his father Jonathan Kent approaches and beckons him away. He drives Clark back to the Kent family farm and warns him about showy displays of his powers. As they return home, Jonathan takes him to an abandoned section of field, where he reveals the buried remains of a Kryptonian birthing matrix. Jonathan explains how his wife Martha and he found the birthing matrix in their field eighteen-years-ago. He further explains that Clark's amazing superhuman strength and speed is due to the fact that he's an alien.

Seven years later
A special NASA shuttle-craft named the Constitution prepares to land at Metropolis International Airport as part of the 250th anniversary of the city of Metropolis. Suddenly, a passenger plane enters the no-fly zone and collides with the Constitution. The shuttle goes into a tailspin and begins to falter. From the assembled crowd below, Clark Kent realizes that he can no longer keep his abilities a secret. He flies upward and saves the shuttle. One of the passengers is Daily Planet reporter, Lois Lane. The two exchange glances, and Clark soars off.

He returns to Smallville and confides in his parents. He tells them how everyone began swarming over him as if he were a celebrity. Jonathan concocts a way that he can continue to publicly use his abilities while simultaneously concealing his true identity. Martha Kent sews together a colorful, symbolic uniform and Clark Kent becomes Superman for the very first time.


Notes

  • This issue was reprinted in the Man of Steel trade paperback.
  • This series was published on a bi-weekly schedule.
  • This issue is divided into four chapters:
  • Part I: Prologue
  • Part II: The Secret
  • Part III: The Exposure
  • Part IV: The Super-Hero
  • The first issue of this limited series was published with two variant covers of roughly equal distribution ratio. One cover featured a close-up of Clark Kent pulling open his shirt revealing the Superman symbol on his chest beneath. The variant cover featured a full-bodied illustration of Clark Kent with a picture of Krypton exploding behind him.
  • This is the first and final canonical appearances of the Post-Crisis appearances of Superman's birth parents, Jor-El and Lara. The flashback scenes involving the destruction of Krypton coincide with events revealed in World of Krypton (Volume 2) #4.
  • This is the first Post-Crisis appearances of Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lana Lang and Lois Lane.


Trivia

  • As a teenager, Clark Kent owned a Cocker Spaniel named Rusty.
  • The number on Clark Kent's High School football jersey was 15.
  • Clark Kent is twenty-five years old by the end of this issue.
  • Metropolis celebrates its 250th anniversary in this issue. This date contradicts information provided by other sources.
  • Although Superman is conceived on the planet Krypton, he is not actually born until he reaches Earth. This is a major departure from all previous versions of the character wherein he was physically born on Krypton.
  • The date of Krypton's destruction is intended to coincide with the real-world publishing date of Superman's first appearance in Action Comics #1. This will not be officially established until Action Comics #600.

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