Comic Title: Superboy #98
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1962
On Sale Date: May 17, 1962 Newsstand Date May 17, 1962
Source: House Ad, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #34, Page 21

Copyright Date May 17, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Boy with Ultra-Powers"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted In:
Superboy #147 (1968)
Adventure Comics #497 (1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 1 HC (1991)
Superboy #147 Replica Edition #1 (2003)
Showcase Presents:Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017)
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)

Guest Star(s)

• Ultra Boy (Jo Nah; uses the 20th century alias "Gary Crane" in this story; next appearance in Superboy #100)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)
• Pete Ross (becomes an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in this story; last appearance in Superboy #96; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #297; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)
• Krypto (last appearance in Superboy #97; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)

Villain(s)

• An unnamed crook (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)
• Cosmic Boy (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)
• Saturn Girl (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)
• Lightning Lad (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)

Other Character(s)

• Marla Latham (the Legion’s Senior Advisor; uses the 20th century alias "Ben Crane" in this story; first appearance; last appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1; next appearance in Action Comics #392)
• Donald Mace (a photographer; no further appearances)
• E.W. Lemley and other bank employees (no further appearances)
• An unnamed Galactic Patrolman (in flashback to Ultra Boy’s origin; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Martha Kent (splash panel only)

Comments:
Ultra Boy uses only his power of penetra-vision in this story.

The Science Police are referred to as the Galactic Patrol in this story.

Synopsis:
A costumed youth called Ultra Boy secretly arrives in Smallville with his adult mentor, Marla, intent upon discovering Superboy's secret identity. Ultra Boy at first suspects that Pete Ross is the Boy of Steel, but then correctly deduces that Clark Kent is actually Superboy.

When Pete accidentally becomes locked in a bank vault, Ultra Boy’s power of penetra-vision which, unlike Superboy’s super-vision, can melt and see through lead, enables him to assist Superboy in rescuing Pete. He then reveals that he is a time-traveler from the future planet Rimbor and an applicant for membership in the Legion of Super-Heores, who have assigned him the task of unmasking Superboy as an initiation test. Having completed the test, he and Marla, actually the Legion’s Senior Advisor, return to the future.