Cover Credits |
Penciller: Curt Swan Inker: George Klein |
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Comic Title: Superboy #138
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May/Jun 1967
On Sale Date:
March 14, 1967 Newsstand Date March 14, 1967
Source: House Ad, Adventures of Jerry Lewis #100, Page 12
Newsstand Date March 14, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Batman #191, Page 32
Newsstand Date March 14, 1967
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V22 #4
Copyright Date March 14, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967
Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Mort Weisinger
See Also: The Guide to DC Giants
Notes:
This issue is labeled 80 Page Giant #G-35.
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Title: "The War Against Superboy"
Pages: 26
Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)
Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: John Sikela
Reprinted From:
Superboy #82 (1960)
Feature Character(s)
- Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #273; next appearance in Adventure Comics #274)
Supporting Character(s)
- Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #273; next appearance in Adventure Comics #274)
- Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #273; next appearance in Adventure Comics #274)
- Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #273; next appearance in Adventure Comics #275)
- Krypto (last appearance in Adventure Comics #272; next appearance in Superboy #83)
Villain(s)
- The General, the Brain and their men (no further appearances)
- Bizarro Krypto (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)
Comments:
Chap 1. : "The Battle of the Robots"
Chap 2. : "The Battle of Krypto"
Chap 3. : "The Battle of Superboy"
Synopsis:
A new criminal, the General, uses military tactics in his crimes. Superboy stops a couple of his operations which angers the criminal leader. He and his accomplice, the Brain, devise a scheme to kill Superboy.
First they lure Superboy’s robots to a remote location. Using special weapons the General’s men are able to destroy them. Next, the Brain creates a duplication ray like the one made by Professor Dalton. He focuses the ray on Krypto which creates a Bizarro duplicate of the Super-Dog. The Bizarro is sent to the far end of space pursued by the real Krypto.
With Superboy’s helpers taken out of the picture, the General lures Superboy into a Kryptonite trap. The Boy of Steel tries to summon help, but none is available. Finally he is able to activate the mind of one of his robots. Using scraps left from the other robots, it rebuilds itself and comes to Superboy’s rescue. Free from the trap, Superboy rounds up the General and the rest of his men.
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