Story: "Past Imperfect" (22 Pages)

Credits: John Byrne (plot, script, pencils, figure inks); Kieth Williams (background inks); John Costanza (letters); Tom Ziuko (colors); Andrew Helfer and Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (last in Superman Vol. 2 #8; next on page 23 of Superman Vol. 2 #7; see Comment)

Guest Stars: Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Invisible Kid II, Blok, Superboy (all five in between Superman Vol. 2 #8 and Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #38; latter also in flashback to origin)

Villain: The Time Trapper (last in Superman Vol. 2 #8; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #38; also in flashback)

Other Characters: Krypto (first post-Crisis appearance; Superboy's superdog), Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent (both also in flashback preceding flashback in Superman Vol. 2 #8), Pete Ross (all four inhabitants of the Time Trapper's pocket universe; latter three last in Superman Vol. 2 #8; all four next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #38)

Comment: The story in this issue is the third part of a four-part story that is told out of sequence. The entire story actually takes place in between pages 22 and 23 of Superman Vol. 2 #7. Parts one and two appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #37 and Superman Vol. 2 #8, and part four appears in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #38. Superman does not appear in either of the Legion of Super-Heroes chapters of the story.