Superman-Red Superman-Blue

The Original Superman-Red Superman-Blue Story, 1963

“The Amazing Story of Superman-Red Superman-Blue“

The original Superman-Red and Superman-Blue story appeared in Superman #162 (vol. 1), July 1963. The script was written by Leo Dorfman, with art by Curt Swan.

In this incredible adventure, Superman decides he wants to finish his list of unaccomplished goals, including the enlargement of the Bottle City of Kandor. In order to accomplish these goals, Superman invents a machine, powered by various types of Kryptonite, that will increase his intelligence.

The machine works, increasing Superman’s intelligence a hundredfold, but with the unexpected side effect of splitting Superman into two beings, Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!