Superman#166
Cover: Ed McGuinness & Cam Smith
Superman #166
“Fathers”
writer Jeph Loeb · artist Ed McGuinness · inker Cam Smith · colorist Richard Horie · colorist Tanya Horie · letterer Richard Starkings · cover Ed McGuinness, Cam Smith
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Full credits
writer Jeph Loeb
artist Ed McGuinness
inker Cam Smith
colorist Richard Horie
colorist Tanya Horie
letterer Richard Starkings
cover pencils Ed McGuinness
cover inks Cam Smith
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A ship from Krypton brings to the Kent farm a rod giving off a faint signal much like readings Prof. Hamilton has been getting from within the Phantom Zone. The professor and John Henry Irons strap Superman into a device to translate the signals from the isobar directly into Superman's mind. In this way, Superman learns the "true" story of Krypton's last days from his father Jor-El. Superman makes plan to follow the signal back through the Phantom Zone to Jor-El's Krypton, and Lois insists on going with him.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).