Comic Title: Adventure Comics #294
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1962
On Sale Date: January 30, 1962 Copyright Date January 30, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Circulation: 460000
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Dial M for Monster"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: Al Plastino

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #293; next appearance in Superboy #96)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #293; next appearance in Superboy #96)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #293; next appearance in Superboy #96)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #293; next appearance in Superboy #96)
• Krypto (last appearance in Adventure Comics #293; next appearance in Superboy #97)
• Pete Ross (last appearance in Superboy #94; next appearance in Superboy #96)
• Police Chief Parker (last appearance in Adventure Comics #293; next appearance in Superboy #96)
• Lewis Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #291; next appearance in Adventure Comics #295)

Villain(s)

• Four Xnorians (visitors from an alien planet; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Students of Smallville High (no further appearances)
• Mr. Ross (Pete's father; next appearance in Superboy #106)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Mr. Mxyzptlk (as an image on a monitor)

Synopsis:
Several aliens exchange places with Earth students. The aliens become a menace to Smallville, but Superboy has learned that if they are upset, they will destroy Earth. Superboy arranges for the townspeople to extend courtesy to the visitors, while he secretly makes their stay miserable. The aliens finally decide to leave, returning the missing students. They have gone to the 5th dimension to plague Mxyzptlk.