A dark god, released by the destruction of the planet Krypton, finds her way to Earth to extinguish the last flame of Krypton''s fire. Blanketing the whole of the Earth in the snows of a new Ice Age--her mythological power--she intends to bring the last son of Krypton to the fore. When she discovers he bears a similar beauty to Rao--originator of the house of El and another god of Krypton whom she intended to trap in marriage--she changes her plans. Instead of killing Superman, she now intends to wed him.