Superman II to Jor-El and General Zod. He finds Zod at the White House and tells him Superman is the son of Jor-El, their jailer, and offers to lead him to Superman in exchange for control of Australia. The three Kryptonians ally with Luthor and go to the offices of the "Daily Planet". Superman arrives, after having found the green crystal that restores his powers, and battles the three. Zod realizes Superman cares for the humans and takes advantage of this by threatening bystanders. Superman realizes the only way to stop Zod and the others is to lure them to the Fortress.
Superman (comic book) cast would receive a massive overhaul at the hands of writer/artist John Byrne. One last story, which also marked the end of Schwartz' tenure as editor of the series, was published to give a send-off to the former status quo: Alan Moore's "" The story's first part saw publication in "Superman" #423, which would be the last issue before the title was relaunched with its legacy numbering as "The Adventures of Superman". "Superman" was relaunched with a new #1 issue in a second volume in 1986, and was published concurrently with "The Adventures of Superman". The Adventures of Superman was