Story – 5: This comic came at the right time. NOTE: This issue also features the first part of an afterword by Gene Luen Yang detailing the history of the Klan and Yang’s personal experiences with bigotry. Can the Man of Steel and his friends find Tommy before it’s too late? Jimmy and Roberta, who know Chuck Riggs was with the Klan, help Superman search for Tommy. In his efforts to escape the Grand Scorpion, Tommy falls into a river. However, he manages to escape, but he also has an injured arm.
The Grand Scorpion has taken drastic measures and captures Tommy. Tommy has become overconfident in his efforts to make friends at Unity House. The Klan’s burning cross and threatening gestures on the Lee’s property has shaken up the family. The odor of ash and rot isn’t the only thing Superman will smell, for the stench of hate and bigotry has come to Metropolis. After Tommy accidentally hit Chuck Riggs with a baseball, Chuck’s uncle Matt takes matters into his own hands, making Chuck join the white supremacist group the Klan of the Fiery Kross, for whom he is the Grand Scorpion. However, not everyone is friendly with the Lee children. Tommy even joins the Unity House baseball team managed by Jimmy Olsen. Son Tommy and daughter Roberta seem to be doing well making friends with the boys and girls who come to the multicultural center Unity House. His wife and children must adjust to life in the city. Doctor Lee has become Chief Bacteriologist of the Metropolis Health Department. The Lees have moved to Metropolis after living in Chinatown. Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen cover the events for the Daily Planet. Superman defeats him, but he is subjected to the smell of ash and rot and a feeling of illness. The Kryptonite-powered Nazi, the Atom Man, is attacking the Metropolis Dam. It’s 1946 in Post-World War II Metropolis.
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