Story: "Stars My Destination: Midnight in the House of El" (24 Pages)

Credits:

James Robinson and David S. Goyer (plot)
James Robinson (script)
Peter Snejbjerg (pencils)
Wade Von Grawbadger and Keith Champagne (inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Greg Wright (colors)
GWC (color separations)
Peter Tomasi (edits)
Archie Goodwin (guiding light)

Feature Character:

Starman VII

Guest Star:

Jor-El (Superman's father; chronologically earliest appearance; next in World of Krypton Vol. 2 #3)

Supporting Characters:

Mikaal Tomas
the Ted Knight/Mother Box Hologram

Guest Appearances:

Seyg-El (Superman's grandfather; chronologically earliest appearance; next in World of Krypton Vol. 2 #3)
the Science Council of Krypton (behind the scenes)

Synopsis:

Jack, Mikaal, and the Mother Box have wound up on the planet Krypton – sixteen years before it exploded. They encounter Jor-El, Superman’s dad, and, although they can’t reveal his and Krypton’s fate, they tell him about other planets, and also show him the coordinates to Earth. The young, thrill-seeking Jor-El then helps our friends elude the grasps of the Science Council and his own father Seyg-El, and flee Krypton.

Jor-El stays behind, dreaming of the day he will become a space explorer himself.