Comic Title: Best of DC #36
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: May 1983
On Sale Date: February 3, 1983 Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: House Ad, Fury of Firestorm #12, Page 31

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #75

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #79

Shipping Date January 11, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Newsstand Date February 3, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #19

Shipping Date January 11, 1983
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #75

Copyright Date January 11, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 96
Editor: Nicola Cuti

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Superboy Visits the 50th Century"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #279 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #85; next appearance in Superboy #86)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #85; next appearance in Superboy #86)
• Mrs. Lang (last appearance in Superboy #63; next appearance in Adventure Comics #282)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Thadee Lang and his daughter Lita (descendants of Lana Lang; no further appearances)
• The 50th century police (no further appearances)
• Thorz (a leader of 50th century Earth; no further appearances)
• An unnamed doctor (no further appearances)

Comments:
Superboy discovers White Kryptonite which is deadly to all plant life in this story.

Synopsis:
Superboy is accidentally brought to the 50th century in an experiment by Lana Lang’s descendant, Professor Thadee Lang. In this time period, people believe that Superboy was a myth and since no records from that time period survived, no proof exists otherwise. Professor Lang and his daughter Lita are the only ones who believe Superboy was real. The professor is injured however and can not prove that Superboy was pulled from the past.

The authorities plan to deport Superboy, believing him a stowaway on an alien ship. Superboy tries to prove his existance by demonstrating his powers, but each power can be duplicated by 50th century inventions.

An alien ship crashes which releases a spore-like vegetation which grows rapidly. The 50th century technology is helpless against it. Superboy makes a discovery in a museum that may help. He uses a white mineral to destroy the alien plant. The mineral is White Kryptonite, something Superboy has never seen before. It has the property to destroy all plant life nearby. The existance of Kryptonite proves that Krypton existed, and the people realize that Superboy is real. He then returns to his own time.