Superman: The Third Kryptonian

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Superman: The Third Kryptonian

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Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Monthly
Publication date October 2007
Number of issues 3 ( Superman #668-670
Main character(s) Superman, Batman, Robin, Chris Kent
Creative team
Writer(s) Kurt Busiek
Artist(s) Rick Leonardi

The Third Kryptonian is a three-issue Superman comic book story arc written by Kurt Busiek with art by Rick Leonardi.

The story arc appears in Superman #668-670, and is rooted in a three part story arc that was released between "Superman: Up, Up and Away!" and "Superman: Last Son" called Back in Action, in which a villain named the Auctioneer captures people as trophies until Superman and an alliance of heroes and villains unites to stop him. The Auctioneer discloses that he came looking for the "third Kryptonian", a comment that confuses Superman. Although the third Kryptonian may have been Chris Kent, this was revealed not to be the case.

The story in Superman #670 was slated to appear in the Superman Annual #13.[citation needed]

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Battling the Dominators, Superman spots Chris Kent, who should be in school. Chris tells him of his troubles in school, and Superman takes Chris to the Batcave to meet Batman and Robin. Upon learning that red sun radiation shuts off his powers, Superman asks Batman to make a projector small enough to be put in a watch for Chris.

Chris is excited to see Robin, an ordinary human being, performing stunts. Receiving news of a bridge collapse, Batman mobilizes Superman and Chris, who save the people and repair the bridge. Batman alerts Superman to a group of rampaging kids with superhuman strength, thinking they might lead him to the third Krytonian. An alien race watches Superman, and learns of the Kryptonians living on Earth.

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