Comic Title: Superman #97
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1955
Approx. On Sale Date: March 8, 1955 Copyright Date March 6, 1955
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1955
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Superboy's Last Day in Smallville"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Jerry Coleman
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
100-Page Super Spectacular DC-18 (1973)
Superman #97 [Pizza Hut Premium] (1977)
Superman in the Fifties TPB (2002)
Superman in the Fifties TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #97; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #5)

Villain(s)

• A member of Frisco Pete’s mob (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Superboy (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superman #161; next appearance in Superman #359)
• Lana Lang (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superman #161; next appearance in Superman #359)

Other Character(s)

• Residents of Smallville (appear in flashback; no further appearances)
• An unnamed prison warden (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman overhears plans by a prisoner of Metropolis Jail to return to Smallville and make a million dollars, because of something Superboy did on his last day in town. Superman returns to Smallville and recalls all the feats he performed on his last day there. He eventually realizes that the prison he built contained bars of gold stolen by Frisco Pete’s mob. By uncovering the past crime, the remaining member of the mob is forced to remain in jail and the gold is recovered.