Comic Title: Superman #232
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1970
On Sale Date: October 13, 1970 Newsstand Date October 13, 1970
Source: Direct Currents, Flash #202, Page 18

Newsstand Date October 13, 1970
Source: House Ad, Sugar and Spike #93, Page 20

Copyright Date October 13, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of March and September
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is numbered Giant #G-78.

Title: "Father's Day on Planet Krypton"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Leo Dorfman
Artist: George Papp

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #313 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #313; next appearance in Adventure Comics #314)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #108; next appearance in Adventure Comics #314)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #108; next appearance in Superboy #109)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #312; next appearance in Adventure Comics #314)
• Pete Ross (last appearance in Superboy #107; next appearance in Adventure Comics #315)
• Jor-El (in flashback; last appearance in Action Comics #303; next appearance in Action Comics #314)
• Lara (in flashback; last appearance in Action Comics #303; next appearance in Action Comics #314)

Villain(s)

• Jax-Ur (last appearance in Superboy #104; next appearance in Superboy #109)
• Three unnamed Phantom Zone prisoners (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Kal-El (as a baby on Krypton; last appearance in Action Comics #303; next appearance in Superman #173)

Comments:
Superboy discovers five statues belonging to his ancestors: Val-El – a great sea explorer, Sul-El – inventor of Krypton’s telescope, Tala-El – composer of Krypton’s constitution, Hatu-El – discoverer of electricity, and Gam-El – a pioneer of Kryptonian architecture.

Synopsis:
Superboy celebrates father’s day with his foster parents by giving Jonathan Kent a new pipe created from a meteor. Wanting to honor his Kryptonian father too, Superboy uses his mind prober ray to discover the Kryptonian father’s day rituals. He learns that Kryptonian’s honor their ancestors inside a crypt containing statues of their family.

Weeks later, Superboy discovers the statues belonging to his family floating in space. He covers them with lead to protect himself, since they have been transformed into Kryptonite. Then he places objects within a chest in the hands of the statues. By doing so, Superboy is able to learn about his family history.