🔥 The Mighty Annihilator! Publication Date: October 1967 (published August 29, 1967) Publisher: DC Comics Series: Action Comics (Volume 1, 1938–Present) Writers: Leo Dorfman Pencilers: Wayne Boring Inkers: Wayne Boring Editors: Mort Weisinger Cover Artist: Curt Swan Carl Keller, imprisoned in an Iron Curtain labor camp, grows to despise Superman, blaming the Man of Steel for his suffering. When Keller discovers explosive Kryptonian chemicals inside a crashed rocket, he ingests the substances and gains immense superhuman power. Traveling to the United States, Keller adopts the identity of the Annihilator, becoming a new costumed super-villain. Empowered by alien energy, he threatens to destroy both Superman and the Earth itself should the Man of Steel attempt to stop him, setting the stage for a catastrophic confrontation. 🔥 The Death of Luthor! This story is reprinted from Action Comics #286. After escaping prison once again, Lex Luthor reunites with his criminal gang, determined to either expose Supergirl as a fraud or destroy her entirely. His plans culminate in a deadly encounter involving Green Kryptonite. During the confrontation, Luthor accidentally kills himself with a ray gun of his own invention. Though authorities believe justice has been served, Supergirl refuses to let Luthor escape his sentence through death. She gathers rare materials from Atlantis and distant worlds to form a cocoon that restores him to life. Once revived, Luthor is promptly returned to prison, unrepentant and ungrateful. Featured Characters: Superman, Supergirl Supporting Characters: Perry White, Jerro, Lori Lemaris Antagonists: Annihilator, Lex Luthor, Luthor’s Henchmen, Gangland Bigshots Other Characters: Sarr-Penn, Pug Mullins, Dick Malverne, Fred Danvers, Edna Danvers Locations: Earth, Metropolis, Metropolis Prison, Metropolis Museum, Luthor’s Lair, Midvale, Danvers Brownstone, Atlantis, Another Galaxy, Unnamed Planet Items: Green Kryptonite, Element Z, Brainiac’s Shrinking Ray, Nuclear Kryptonite Ray Gun, Invisibility Serum, Anti-Gravity Tongs, Darkness Grenade Vehicles: Luthor’s Getaway Car, Police Car
