Adventures Of The Supersons#2

[Miles To Go]

We got at least one Super-title out this week, let's discuss it.

Fun issue, boy is that pint-sized Lex an absolute monster, killing Joker Jr's parents just to upscale himself in badassery. I do wonder just where Clark is if Jon lead the gang into the fortress to take the cube. I know they're "out of town" but surely the battle between the supersons and gang would have been picked up on the news feeds? Just feels like a bit of a stretch.

And Superboy Red/Superboy blue was a most unexpected cliffhanger.

[Spiderboy12]

We got at least one Super-title out this week, let's discuss it.

Fun issue, boy is that pint-sized Lex an absolute monster, killing Joker Jr's parents just to upscale himself in badassery. I do wonder just where Clark is if Jon lead the gang into the fortress to take the cube. I know they're "out of town" but surely the battle between the supersons and gang would have been picked up on the news feeds? Just feels like a bit of a stretch.

And Superboy Red/Superboy blue was a most unexpected cliffhanger.

A very funny cliffhanger. I loved the comic, as usual. But that's the scene that produced a belly laugh.

I think CBR for once gets this right. This is revisiting the imaginary story from Superman #162, "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman Blue," from 1963, rather than the split in the "electric" Superman of the 1990s, though I could be wrong.

Another Silver Age imaginary story that might also be relevant (for comparison's sake, anyway) is from just a few months after the story above, in Superman #166, "The Fantastic Story of Superman's Sons." As is too often the case in these stories, Superman's wife is anonymous. But he has twin sons, Jor-El II and Kal-El II. Jor has his father's super-powers, and Kal has no powers. Perhaps my favorite imaginary story from that era, the story focuses on Kal II rather than Jor II, and how he struggles to overcome his disadvantage power-wise.

The parallel here is that Superman temporarily has "twin sons" (even if he doesn't know it!), and their powers—and personalities—may not be identical either. It'll be fun to see how the "Amazing Story of Superboy Red and Superboy Blue!" turns out. Looking forward to it!

[Jackalope89]

Such a fun read! With Jon now having a twin at the end, and Damian being completely oblivious made it all the better. And getting unexpected help from Joker Junior, of all people.

Kind of feel bad for The Puppeteer though. To be offed by a Mini-Me rip-off from space.

[Fergus]

Superman RED and Superman Blue

This title never disappoints.

[JLH]

The last page was hilarious. I'm loving this series.

[Vordan]

Good issue. Tomasi maintains the charm from the original series here as well.

[JasonTodd428]

Loved the issue especially for its call backs to the earlier Superman stories Spiderboy mentioned. All in all this was great fun.

[Batman Begins 2005]

I was going to ask about the Superboy split as I'm not familiar with Superman mythos like I am Batman.

[Spiderboy12]

I was going to ask about the Superboy split as I'm not familiar with Superman mythos like I am Batman.

In the original Silver Age "imaginary story" of Superman Red and Superman Blue, the split is due to Red Kryptonite (in part). Red K always has had unpredictable effects on Kryptonians from the Silver Age onward. It's usually temporary, but for reasons I forgot, in that imaginary story the effects were permanent.

This issue of Super Sons, it is definitely a Red K effect. Read Damian's caption again.

[Jon Clark]

In the original Silver Age "imaginary story" of Superman Red and Superman Blue, the split is due to Red Kryptonite (in part). Red K always has had unpredictable effects on Kryptonians from the Silver Age onward. It's usually temporary, but for reasons I forgot, in that imaginary story the effects were permanent.

In the story the Red K was part of a device Superman had created to increase his intellect. I think that part was intended to be permanent (the increased intellect) so when it had the unintended side effect of creating two Supermen that was permanent as well. I'm pretty sure that it involved multiple types of kryptonite which seemed in imaginary stories to have the effect of making Red K effects permanent.