Synopsis: Banished to Earth-Prime (the real world) by the Superman Death Squad, Superman II is still mourning the loss of Supergirl I when he discovers an odd world where he and his super-powered friends exist only in the pages of comic books published by a company known only by the initials "DC". But he arrives just in time to see a new kind of reality emerging...a young boy named Clark Kent, dressed for a costume party, suddenly displays powers remarkably similar to his own...
Notes: A prelude to Crisis on Infinite Earths. Origin of Superboy II. In an interesting twist, Superboy II is revealed to have just read Crisis #7, the comic book that immediately predates this one in the DCU chronology. Continued in Superman v1 #414.
Synopsis: In an alternate universe, Jor-El and Lara teleport their only son, Kal-El, to Earth to escape Krypton's destruction. Once there he is found and raised by Jerry and Naomi Kent, who name him Clark.