Comic Title: Superboy #118
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1965
On Sale Date: November 19, 1964 Newsstand Date November 19, 1964
Source: House Ad, Superman #174, Page 8

Copyright Date November 19, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

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

Title: "The Greatest Gladiator in Rome"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: George Papp

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #118; next appearance in Superboy #118)

Villain(s)

• A matter-eater beast (no further appearances)
• Brutor, Marcellus, and Gasparo (Roman gladiators; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Iron Nerves Ned (a stuntman; no further appearances)
• Two alien scientists (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
After returning from a space mission, Superboy meets Iron Nerves Ned, a stuntman who has lost his nerve. Superboy takes Ned into the past to help restore his confidence. Ned becomes a Roman gladiator secretly assisted by Superboy. Ned proves to be a great gladiator, but he considers himself a fake, because Superboy helped him.

When Ned meets Superboy after his battle in the arena, he finds the Boy of Steel suffering from Kryptonite exposure. A beast from space had followed Superboy into the past. The beast had also swallowed two Kryptonite meteors, which were responsible for weakening Superboy. Ned realizes that his gladiator feats were entirely his own, since Superboy was incapacitated. Superboy then takes Ned back to their own time, where Ned resumes his career as a daredevil.