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2. The Amazing Story of Superman Red and Superman Blue

(Superman #162)

Hey! It’s a really long, really weird comic book!

This issue starts with the Kandorians calling Superman to the Fortress of Solitude, where they tell him he’s bad at being Superman. They tell him he’s really been dragging his feet on the whole “fixing Kandor” thing. Which is true. Superman’s met like three shrinking superheroes at this point; you’d think one of them could figure it out. But anyway, Superman creates a list of all the stuff he has to do in the next six months, or else one of the Kandorians will take his place.

This list is as follows:

1. Restore Kandor to Normal Size
2. Find Antidote to Green Kryptonite
3. Wipe Out Crime and Evil

That third one is a massive change of pace. Like, that is a massive undertaking, Supes.

To accomplish these things, Superman makes and puts on a terrifying helmet, which explodes and splits him into two Supermen, one wearing red and the other wearing blue. And they solve all the earth’s problems and get married and stuff. Honestly, this issue is too weird to talk about everything here. I will get to it in its own column in the future, I swear.