Comic Title: Adventure Comics #298
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1962
On Sale Date: May 29, 1962 Newsstand Date May 29, 1962
Source: House Ad, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #62, Page 31

Newsstand Date May 29, 1962
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V17 #3

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

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

Title: "The Fat Boy of Steel"
Pages: 13

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

Artist: Al Plastino

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Superboy #99)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Superboy #99)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #297; next appearance in Superboy #99)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Superboy #99)
• Pete Ross (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Superboy #99)
• Police Chief Parker (last appearance in Adventure Comics #295; next appearance in Superboy #100)
• Krypto (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Superboy #99)

Villain(s)

• Two unnamed bank robbers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several sick children (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Smallville has been affected by an unexplained epidemic of fatness. The problem is traced to the milk, people have been drinking. Clark Kent was seen drinking milk, so he must make himself fat as well to protect his secret identity. Clark exposes himself to Red Kryptonite and becomes fat, but now he must cover the fact that Superboy is fat too. He does so using a variety of disguises until the effects of the Red K wear off. Finally he develops a cure for the other residents of Smallville.