Comic Title: Superboy #97
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1962
On Sale Date: April 3, 1962 Newsstand Date April 3, 1962
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #288, Page 15

Copyright Date April 3, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962


Newsstand Date April 3, 1962
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V17 #2

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Secret Life of Krypto"
Pages: 12

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

Artist: George Papp

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #296; next appearance in Adventure Comics #297)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #296; next appearance in Adventure Comics #297)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #296; next appearance in Adventure Comics #297)
• Krypto (last appearance in Adventure Comics #294; next appearance in Superboy #98)

Villain(s)

• Count Von Kragg and Erich Boznar (a royal advisor and a scientist; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Hans Linkner (a Morvanian orphan boy; no further appearances)
• An orphanage headmaster, King Rolf, and several other boys (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Krypto travels to Morvania to visit Hans Linkner, a young orphan who is friends with Clark Kent. Krypton and the boy become friends, but two revolutionaries try to use Krypto to assassinate King Rolf. They place a Kryptonite rock around Krypto’s neck. It is shielded with lead, but the lead can slide back when the men wish it. Hans radios Clark, and Krypto barks a message to his master. Superboy arrives to stop the assassins.