Comic Title: Superboy #25
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1953
Approx. On Sale Date: February 11, 1953 Copyright Date February 9, 1953
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1953
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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Super-Artist of Smallville"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Fischetti

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #186; next appearance in Superboy #25)

Villain(s)

• Arthur Bralley and Adam Bralley (a student and his father; no further appearances)
• Silky Smathers and his gang (art thieves; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Merton (an art teacher; no further appearances)
• The principal of Smallville High School (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Wealthy art student Arthur Bralley refuses to follow the direction of his teacher Mr. Merton. When Merton criticizes Arthur, the boy complains to his father and tries to get the teacher fired. Superboy offers to help Merton keep his job by giving the painter spectacular scenes to paint. Merton's artwork impresses critics, which allows him to keep his teaching job.

When word of Merton's painting gets out, crooks break into his home and steal copies of several masterpieces made by Merton. They sell them as originals. When the buyers discover that they are fakes Merton is arrested.

Merton is unable to prove that the copies were stolen from him and that he was not involved in the fraud. Superboy tracks down the real crooks and gets them to confess. Merton is vindicated.