Comic Title: Superboy #70
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1959
On Sale Date: November 20, 1958 Copyright Date November 20, 1958
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1958

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Secret of Superboy's Spectacles"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: John Sikela

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #70; next appearance in Adventure Comics #256)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (in flashback; last appearance in Superman #144; next appearance in Superboy #72)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #70; next appearance in Adventure Comics #257)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #70; next appearance in Superboy #71)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Markham (a scientist; no further appearances)
• A race car driver (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #11; next appearance in Adventure Comics #173)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #11; next appearance in Adventure Comics #173)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superman #144; next appearance in Superboy #87)

Comments:
This story is presented as Untold Tales of Superboy #1. The majority of the story takes place at the beginning of Superboy’s career, immediately following his debut in flashback in the second story of Superman #144.

Synopsis:
Superboy recalls how when he first began his career as Superboy his glasses melted every time he used his X-ray vision. Lana Lang saw his glasses melt and began to believe Clark was Superboy. Clark was forced to be careful when using his X-ray vision so that his glasses were off, or an alternate method of performing the task could be used.

When an alien craft fell to Earth, Superboy remembered his own rocket from Krypton. Using the glass from the rocket, Superboy was able to fashion indestructible glasses that survived his X-ray vision.