Comic Title: Superboy #156
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May/Jun 1969
On Sale Date: March 6, 1969 Newsstand Date March 6, 1969
Source: House Ad, Phantom Stranger #1, Page 12

Copyright Date March 6, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Newsstand Date March 6, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #72

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of February, August and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: Mort Weisinger

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is labeled Giant #G-59.

Title: "Superboy's Farewell to Smallville"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Creig Flessel

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #217 (1955)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #44; next appearance in Adventure Comics #218)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #44; next appearance in Adventure Comics #218)
• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #44; next appearance in Adventure Comics #218)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #44; next appearance in Adventure Comics #218)

Villain(s)

• Duke Mason (next appearance in Adventure Comics #218)

Other Character(s)

• The mayor and residents of Smallville (next appearance in Adventure Comics #218)
• Two actors (disguised as Jor-El and Lara; next appearance in Adventure Comics #218)

Comments:
This story continues in the first story of Adventure Comics #218.

Synopsis:
A rocket ship lands on Earth. Two people emerge from the ship claiming to be Superboy's real parents, Jor-El and Lara. Superboy listens to their story in which they claim to have escaped Krypton's doom. Superboy happily believes them. Then they tell him that they want him to join them to live on another world. Superboy agrees, so he leaves Earth.