Comic Title: Adventure Comics #286
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1961
On Sale Date: May 31, 1961 Newsstand Date May 31, 1961
Source: House Ad, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #54, Page 10

Copyright Date May 31, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Witch of Smallville"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Al Plastino

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #90; next appearance in Adventure Comics #287)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #89; next appearance in Adventure Comics #288)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #90; next appearance in Adventure Comics #288)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #90; next appearance in Adventure Comics #288)

Villain(s)

• Sam Scott (a spy, disguised as a Daily Planet reporter; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Caretaker of the Old Meg Museum and Miss Tracy (a school teacher; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
On Friday the 13th, Superboy tries to prove to the people of Smallville, that superstition is not to be believed. He breaks several common superstitions, before leaving to make a rescue.

Later, an old witch appears and uses her magic on Superboy. Superboy is powerless to stop her, but Superboy still refuses to believe in magic. The witch casts a spell on Lana Lang and removes Superboy’s powers.

A spy, who is in town to keep tabs on Superboy tells his countrymen, it is safe to launch their spy satellite with Superboy out of commission. They do so, but the witch collides with it and destroys it. At the Kent house, Martha is revealed to be the witch. Superboy set the entire scenario up to destroy the satellite. He then reveals to the town that the witch was merely an illusion.