ed ▁him ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Union ▁are ▁unknown , ▁but ▁he ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁convinced ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁doing ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁a ▁favour , ▁describing ▁himself ▁once ▁as ▁bringing ▁' the ▁Word ' ▁to ▁the ▁' un en light ened ', ▁arg uing ▁that ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁gr ants ▁et ernal ▁life ▁and ▁great ▁knowledge ▁to ▁its ▁members . ▁ ▁He ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Super man ▁Ann ual ▁# 1 . ▁Super man ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁fict ional ▁city ▁of ▁Tru de au , ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁after ▁its ▁citizens ▁disappeared , ▁effectively ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁g host ▁town . ▁As ▁Super man ▁investig ated ▁the ▁city , ▁he ▁approached ▁a ▁man hole , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁tent ac led ▁sl ime ▁creature ▁drag ging ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁se wers . ▁After ▁briefly ▁batt ling ▁it , ▁it ▁escaped ▁and ▁Super man ▁soon ▁discovered ▁an ▁extr ater rest rial ▁ship ▁under ground ▁with ▁techn olog ically ▁advanced ▁equipment . ▁Super man ▁also ▁discovered ▁the ▁bra ins ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁that ▁once ▁lived ▁in ▁Tru de au ▁preserved ▁in ▁j ars ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁life - support ▁appar atus . ▁The ▁man ▁responsible , ▁H f uh ru h urr ▁revealed ▁he ▁did ▁this ▁to ▁create ▁The ▁Union , ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁" be come ▁one ▁with ▁a ▁higher ▁power " ▁and ▁" remove ▁them ▁from ▁their ▁pr isons ▁of ▁the ▁flesh ", ▁and ▁converted ▁the