Superboy #18 (of 230)
The Boy of Steel in 3 Mighty Adventures!
February 1st, 1952
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18
(of 230)
Name:
The Boy of Steel in 3 Mighty Adventures!
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Cover date:
February 1st, 1952
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Unknown
On the cover we see Superboy painting the fence while his parents sit in the yard commenting.
Pa Kent: "Painting the fence in only a few seconds -- that's our boy, Ma!"
Ma Kent: "No, Pa, that's our Superboy!"
this is notable for its similarity to the cover of issue #3 which saw him timing the hedge while his parents comment.
Ma Kent: "Trimming the hedges with his hand - that's our boy!"
Pa Kent: "No Ma, that's our Superboy!"
Contents:
- Be Yourself - Your Best Self!: (public service message by Buzzy / written by Jack Schiff)
- Lana Lang Movie Star!: (Superboy, Lana / written by Ed Hamilton) When Lana disappears in Africa with her parents, Superboy goes to find them and secretly keeps them safe. when a Hollywood producer sees a film of Lana seemingly doing all sorts of amazing things he decides to make her a star and offers to build a new wing for the hospital if they can shoot in Smallville.
- Superboy's Big Brother!: (Superboy, Ma and Pa Kent / written by Al Schwartz) Circumstances lead to the Kents adopting a boy a bit older than Clark.
- Radar Rescue: (Captain Tootsie / by C. C. Beck)
- Jerry Jitterbug: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)
- Atomic Cloud Chamber: (Superboy's Workshop)
- For Club and Country: (full-text article by David King)
- The Men Who Doubted Superboy!: (Superboy) A group of scientists who don't believe the stories about Superboy come to Smallville to test him.
- Casey the Cop: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)
- Private Pete: (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)