Comic Title: Superboy #106
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1963
On Sale Date: May 16, 1963 Copyright Date May 16, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1963

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

Title: "The Great Superboy Hoax"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Artist: George Papp

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #309; next appearance in Superboy #106)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #309; next appearance in Superboy #106)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #105; next appearance in Superboy #106)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #105; next appearance in Adventure Comics #310)
• Pete Ross (last appearance in Superboy #105; next appearance in Superboy #107)
• Krypto (last appearance in Superboy #105; next appearance in Adventure Comics #310)

Villain(s)

• Two unnamed Phantom Zone criminals (no further appearances)
• Superboy Revenge Squad (no appearance)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Ross (last appearance in Adventure Comics #294; no further appearances)
• Mrs. Ross (Pete's mother; no further appearances)

Comments:
Pete Ross reveals to his parents that Clark Kent is Superboy in this story.

Synopsis:
Superboy pretends that he and Krypto are killed by members of the Superboy Revenge Squad and bequeaths his career to Pete Ross. Pete accepts the role and is given super-powers, which he uses to defend Smallville. The real Superboy, in his Clark Kent guise, keeps a eye on Pete to see if he will be a worthy successor. Unknown to Clark, Pete knows his secret identity, but this time Pete believes that Clark is merely a robot, and the real Superboy is dead.

Pete decides to build a tomb to bury Superboy in, so he constructs a pyramid. To prevent the Phantom Zone criminals from desecrating the grave, Pete changes the stone to Kryptonite, endangering the still living Boy of Steel. Though he learns that Superboy is still alive, it comes too late as most of his powers have worn off. So to save his friend, Pete uses the Clark Kent robot to perform the rescue.