Comic Title: Adventure Comics #173
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1952
Approx. On Sale Date: December 12, 1951 Copyright Date December 10, 1951
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1952
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
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Superboy's School of Hard Knocks"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: John Sikela

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #18; next appearance in Adventure Comics #174)

Supporting Character(s)

• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #18; next appearance in Adventure Comics #174)

Other Character(s)

• Cyril Brown, Joe Barnes, and Walter Smith (no further appearances)
• An unnamed geologist (in flashback; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #70; next appearance in More Fun Comics #102)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #70; next appearance in Adventure Comics #103)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Jonathan Kent (in flashback to the first story of Superboy #8)

Comments:
This story contains several flashbacks to Superboy's past.

Flashback 1: (page 4, panel 6) Superbaby rips up a lamppost. This flashback recounts a portion of the fourth flashback in the first story of Superboy #8.

Flashback 2: (page 5, panel 1) Young Clark carries a stack of wood. This flashback recounts scene 6 of the third story of More Fun Comics #101.

Flashback 3: (page 5, panel 2) Clark receives his Superboy costume from his mother. This flashback occurs between the second flashback in the third story of Superboy #7 and the flashback in the first story of Superboy #69.

Flashback 4: (page 5, panel 3 - page 8, panel 5) Superboy misuses his powers and nearly causes disasters. This flashback occurs between the flashback in the third story of Superboy #70 and the second story of More Fun Comics #102.

Synopsis:
Superboy saves three teenagers after their own carelessness nearly causing them harm. Each of the three boys fails to heed Superboy's advice to be more cautious. Frustrated, the Boy of Steel returns home where his mother reminds him of a time when his lack of caution nearly caused a disaster to the town of Smallville.

Superboy decides that he should be more patient with the boys. He then arranges to teach them a lesson about exercising caution. His lessons pay off, as the boys finally realize the harm that their careless actions could cause.