Comic Title: Adventure Comics #291
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1961
On Sale Date: October 31, 1961 Copyright Date October 31, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961
LoC has multiple entries for #291 with different dates
31Oct appears to be the corrected date


Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra"
Pages: 14

Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #93; next appearance in Superboy #94)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #93; next appearance in Adventure Comics #292)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #93; next appearance in Superboy #94)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #93; next appearance in Superboy #94)
• Lewis Lang (last appearance in Superboy #93; next appearance in Adventure Comics #294)

Villain(s)

• Ramses (Cleopatra’s magician; a 5th dimensional imp; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Professor Potter (Lana’s uncle; last appearance in Superboy #124; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)

Other Character(s)

• Cleopatra (first appearance; last appearance in Rip Hunter... Time Master #21; no further appearances)
• Several teenage girls, Dr. Dorne, and a photographer (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Bizarro (in Lana’s story)

Comments:
Lana Lang has knowledge of the Bizarros and Bizarro World and claims that they existed during Superboy’s time. While the original Bizarro was an imperfect duplicate of Superboy, it was destroyed. Only after Superboy had become Superman did the other Bizarros exist, making Lana’s tale incorrect.

Synopsis:
Superboy is the object of obsession for many girls including Lana Lang. He claims to be in love with Cleopatra so the girls will leave him alone. With the help of her uncle Professor Potter, Lana disguises herself as Cleopatra and pretends to have arrived in the present.

Superboy catches on to Lana’s scheme and returns her to the past where they meet the real Cleopatra. Her magician, Ramses, is a 5th dimensional imp like Mr. Mxyzptlk and removes Superboy’s powers. Trapped in the past, Lana tricks Ramses into saying his name backwards by playing a Bizarro game. Ramses disappears, and Superboy returns Lana to the present.