Comic Title: Superboy #146
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1968
On Sale Date: February 20, 1968 Newsstand Date February 20, 1968
Source: Direct Currents, Metal Men #31, Page 22

Copyright Date February 20, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of February, August and November
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Notes:
This issue contains a 3-page featurette:"The Legend of Superboy".

Title: "The Runaway Superboy"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Sheldon Moldoff

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #145; next appearance in Superboy #148)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #145; next appearance in Superboy #148)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #145; next appearance in Superboy #148)

Villain(s)

• Arsenal Artie (no further appearances)
• Two electric-beings (behind-the-scenes; revealed to be inhabiting the Kents; next appearance in Superboy #148)

Other Character(s)

• Barry Porter and his parents (no further appearances)
• Ducks (an orphan; no further appearances)
• A blind couple (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in the first story of Superboy #148.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent leaves home and meets up with two runaway boys on the road. He deduces that one boy is Barry Porter who has left home after his father accused him of theft. Superboy proves to Dr. Porter that Barry is not a thief, so the boy returns home.

The other boy, Ducks, is an homely orphan. When a runaway steamroller threatens to hit a blind couple, Ducks helps them get out of the way while Clark secretly uses his powers to stop the steamroller. Ducks is then adopted by the blind couple.

Clark then continues on his own. His foster parents send out an anonymous notice that Superboy has run away from home. Superboy sees the notice, but he mysteriously refuses to return home.