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From Superman #65, July-August 1950. Al Plastino pencils & inks.

Info from Grand Comics Database

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Revised History of the DCU: Krypton, Part III

Centuries after the Great Clone War, Krypton has rebuilt, the whole   world now united under a democratic government where all are equal.   Though cloning and its associated technologies were very deliberately   lost, science, both "hard" and "soft", has continued to advance in all   other fields. These advancements have allowed the Kryptonians to almost completely conquer crime, poverty, hunger, and disease. Even the old taboo against astronomy is less strong than it used to be; under the leadership of Krypton's greatest scientist, the polymath Jax-Ur, they have used antigravity technologies to place a thriving colony on the moon of Wegthor, and created a network of satellites to deflect meteors.  In fact, many of the natural terrors of Krypton are under control;   buildings are made of earthquake-proof supermaterials, predators are   sequestered in preserves and zoos, weather-control machines keep storms at bay, etc. All of this allows the people of Krypton the freedom to   create great works of art, to hone their athletic abilities, and of   course, to further expand the frontiers of science. In short, Krypton is experiencing a Golden Age. This is not, however, to  say that everything is perfect; the taboos against astronomy may have weakened, but are still in force, and their space program is rooted   entirely on practical, local matters; pure space science and stellar exploration are not on anyone's agenda. More significantly, Kryptonian society is increasingly baroque, littered with relics of the past; though their flirtation with technocracy is long past and their   government is democratic, their main ruling body is still called the   Science Council. Though they haven't fought a war in generations, the   security apparatus still utilizes the name and trappings of the Military Guild. And speaking of which, though the caste-system is a distant memory, almost everyone still wears the colors of a Guild and the badge of allegiance to a noble house. Amongst Krypton's youth there is a rising tide against these   anachronisms, a movement led by three charismatic brothers, proteges of the great Jax-Ur; Mala, Uban, and Kizo (the lack of surname a demonstration of their commitment to the future). Among their followers is Jax-Ur's most promising student, Jor-El, a direct descendant of Kem-El who to all appearances is even more brilliant than his   controversial ancestor. Which is why he's the first to realize that   something isn't kosher with the three brothers. As Mala and Co's rhetoric begins to shift from reform to revolution, he gets into contact  with the authorities, and begins passing them information on the movement's increasingly subversive and violent activities, information that culminates in thwarting an attempted coup de'tat and the arrest of brothers. The trial of the century ensues as their trial exposes a laundry list of crimes and, even more shockingly to the people of Krypton, a complete lack of remorse by the perpetrators, who come to be known as the Evil Three. It is obvious that Mala, Uban, and Kizo must be  subjected to life imprisonment, the harshest punishment Kryptonian law  allows. Yet as the great Jax-Ur points out, the Evil Three still have many fanatically loyal followers who will inevitably attempt to free  them. Fortunately, he suggests a more permanent punishment, namely placing the Evil Three into suspended animation and launching them into space. The great man's elegant solution is enthusiastically supported by  the public, and carried out forthwith.

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From “Three Supermen from Krypton!” in Superman #65, July-August 1950. Al Plastino pencils & inks.

Info from Grand Comics Database

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