Comic Title: Superboy #23
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1952
On Sale Date: October 8, 1952 Copyright Date October 6, 1952
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1952
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.


Newsstand Date October 8, 1952
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V7 #8

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

Title: "Clark Kent -- Miser"
Pages: 10

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

Artist: John Sikela

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #182; next appearance in Superboy #23)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #22; next appearance in Superboy #23)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #182; next appearance in Adventure Comics #184)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #22; next appearance in Superboy #23)

Villain(s)

• Swifty Savoy and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Arthur Harmon and his foster parents (no further appearances)
• An unnamed nurse and a truck driver (appear in flashback; no further appearances)
• An unnamed detective, Martin Wills, and several servants (no further appearances)
• Several Smallville teenagers (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in Superboy #8)
• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in Superboy #8)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in More Fun Comics #101; next appearance in Superboy #8)

Comments:
This story contains two flashbacks to Superboy's time as a baby.

Flashback 1: (page 3, panel 3) The Kents find Clark's rocket. This flashback recounts scene 4 in the third story of More Fun Comics #101 (page 3, panel 6 - page 4, panel 2).

Flashback 2: (page 3, panel 4) The Kents discover Clark's powers. This flashback occurs chronologically between scene 5 in the third story of More Fun Comics #101 (page 4, panel 3) and flashback 2 in the first story of Superboy #8 (page 4, panel 6).

Synopsis:
A detective tracks down Clark Kent whom he believes is Arthur Harmon, the lost son of a millionaire. Arthur was lost as a baby and was believed to have been found along the road just as Clark was. To protect his own secret origin, Clark allows authorities to believe that he really is Arthur.

Clark is given a mansion and an allowance, but he refuses to spend any of the money. He knows the money is not really his, so he doesn't want to waste it. Clark's behavior earns him a reputation as a miser.

Superboy then conducts his own search for the real Arthur which eventually succeeds. Arthur takes over the mansion, and Clark happily goes back to his old life.