Adventure Comics #178
Title: "The Boy in the Lead Mask"
Pages: 12
Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Fischetti
Feature Character(s)
Villain(s)
- Professor Oslo (no further appearances)
- Ten-Pin Foley (no further appearances)
- Hypo, Joey, Dan, Garson, Big Sven, and Topper (no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Mr. Howard (a science teacher; no further appearances)
Synopsis:
Crime boss Ten-Pin Foley launches a scheme to conduct crime while Superboy is occupied. Deducing that the Boy of Steel is a student at Smallville High School, he tricks the science teacher into putting the class through a telepathy experiment. The entire class is fitted with lead helmets, preventing Superboy from using his vision powers.
While the experiment is going on, Ten-Pin's gang commits robberies. Superboy is able to get out of class and stop the robberies without anyone seeing that he is wearing the helmet.
On the last robbery Ten-Pin places one of his men in the classroom to watch the students. Superboy is able to create a distraction which allows him to leave the room. He stops the robbery, captures Ten-Pin, and returns to the room before his secret identity can be exposed.
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