Superman Emergency Squad

The Superman Emergency Squad is a fictional group of heroes featured in comic books published by DC Comics. They are associated with the Superman line of titles and first appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #48 in November, 1960.

Overview
The Superman Emergency Squad was a team of Kryptonians from the bottle city of Kandor. As such, they were all survivors of the destruction of their home world of Krypton. These Kandorians were allied with Superman, and would leave Kandor to assist Superman in times of need. While on Earth, they developed all of the same enhanced physical benefits that a Kryptonian gained while operating in a yellow sun star system. They would dress in attire similar to Superman and go out to rescue Superman in instances where Superman could not save himself, such as when he was once succumbed to Kryptonite poisoning.

History
On one of their earliest missions, the Superman Emergency Squad left Kandor in order to recover a laser weapon that had Supergirl's fingerprints on it. The ray gun had come under the possession of Jimmy Olsen, who had given it to his fan club. The Kandorians were concerned that close inspection of the item might reveal Supergirl's true identity. They worked alongside Jimmy to retrieve the item, but when Jimmy went to his boss, Perry White, to tell him about the "tiny Supermen", Perry thought he was just nuts.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Superman Emergency Squad was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Curt Swan


 * The Superman Emergency Squad was based out of the bottle city of Kandor, which was contained within the Fortress of Solitude.


 * As Kandorians were miniaturized due to the actions of Brainiac, they remained in a state of only six-inches tall while on Earth. Despite this, they still possessed all of the proportionate of abilities of a Kryptonian under a yellow sun.


 * Other Superman related organizations from the Silver Age era include the Anti-Superman Gang and the Superman Revenge Squad. A modern iteration of the Superman Emergency Squad is the Kandorian Emergency Squad, which is a law-enforcement policing unit in Kandor.


 * Squad member Van-Zee, who is also a member of the House of El, often posed as Superman's double.