DC

Released March 1982

Phantom Zone, The #3

Synopsis

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Terror beyond Twilight!", script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tony DeZuniga; General Zod and his allies toss Supergirl into the disintegration pit and leave, but Supergirl barely saves herself by reviving in time and digging her fingers into the side of the pit's wall; She drags herself out of the pit and collapses; Meanwhile, Superman and Charlie Kweskill penetrate various lower (or higher) levels of the Phantom Zone, encountering an alternating yellow-and-red sun which Superman had once seen while racing with The Flash, battling monsters, and encountering weird "Priestesses of the Crimson Sun"; Finally, they meet Thul-Kar, a Kryptonian wizard; Thul-Kar tells them he believed Jor-El's prophecy of Krypton's doom and entered the Phantom Zone by magic. "Pirates' Gold" Hostess Twinkies ad starring Aquaman. Biographical info on Dick Giordano and Steve Gerber.

Variants

  • 1st appearance of Aethyr, a god-like being who exists in the Phantom Zone

Details

Cover Date
March 1982
Pages
36
UPC
0709893359703
Cover Price
$0.60
Final Order Cutoff
N/A

Creators

  • Artist
    Gene Colan
  • Writer
    Steve Gerber
  • Cover Artist
    Gene Colan
  • Inker
    Tony DeZuniga
  • Colorist
    Carl Gafford
  • Letterer
    Milt Snapinn

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