Comic Title: Adventure Comics #296
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1962
On Sale Date: March 29, 1962 Newsstand Date March 29, 1962
Source: House Ad, Superman #153, Page 31

Copyright Date March 29, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

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

Title: "Benjamin Franklin's Super-Reporter"
Pages: 13

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

Artist: Al Plastino

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Action Comics #288; next appearance in Superboy #97)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #96; next appearance in Superboy #97)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #96; next appearance in Superboy #97)

Villain(s)

• General Gage and the Redcoat army (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Benjamin Franklin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #35; next appearance in Superboy #2)
• Nancy Bates (the Kents colonial neighbor; no further appearances)
• Several citizens of colonial America (no further appearances)
• Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hancock (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While visiting Washington DC, the Kents see a colonial newspaper clipping which relates the story of a Kent family dying. The family is eerily similar to their own, so Superboy takes them back in time to investigate.

Due to a cosmic storm, history appears jumbled to the time-travelers. They witness the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the cracking of the Liberty Bell, and Paul Revere’s famous ride. Superboy assists to ensure that the events all occur as they were recorded in history.

However Benjamin Franklin suspects the Kents are British spies. They attend the Boston Tea Party and are apparently killed. This prompts Franklin to publish the story of their death. The Kents then return to the present with an explanation for the newspaper clipping.