Comic Title: Superboy #17
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Nov/Dec 1951
Approx. On Sale Date: September 28, 1951 Copyright Date September 26, 1951
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1951
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.


Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Clark Kent... Problem Pupil"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Coleman
Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #169; next appearance in Superboy #17)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #169; next appearance in Adventure Comics #251)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #169; next appearance in Adventure Comics #251)

Villain(s)

• Ruffington Van Jones (no further appearances)
• Van Jones's henchmen (Snapper named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Smallville police chief (no further appearances)
• Students of Manor Hall (Wesley Palmer and Freckles named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Clark Kent enrolls at Manor Hall, an exclusive school for wealthy boys. The parents of some of the boys have been robbed recently, so Clark investigates Ruffington Van Jones, one of the teachers. He eventually learns that using a combination of news stories and student compositions, Van Jones is able to gather information from students about their parents' valuables. Clark then sets a trap, leading the teacher's henchmen to the Kent house. Superboy then apprehends them and exposes the scheme to police.