The Kents #2 (September 1997) immerses readers in the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict. Brothers Jeb and Nate Kent face an escalating feud with Luther Reid's faction, culminating in Jeb's near-hanging before Nate's intervention. Nate also encounters Wild Bill Hickok. This issue is notable for collectors as it significantly expands Superman's ancestral history, detailing the Kent family's pivotal involvement in shaping 19th-century American events.