Adventure Comics #218
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Two Worlds of Superboy," Superboy’s carefully constructed illusion begins to unravel when a meteor crash strands him with the actors portraying his parents—Jor-El and Lara—on an asteroid. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Ma and Pa Kent are set to be honored at a banquet, unaware their son has been replaced by a dummy crafted by Pa as a joke. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by George Klein, this 1955 adventure blends deception, mistaken identity, and the enduring warmth of the Kent family, all capped by a cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.
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Continued from last issue... Superboy left Earth with Jor-El and Lara - but they're actors! Superboy faked the UFO and super-stunts. The hoax can end, for "Killer" Mason has been electrocuted. But a meteor strike forces them down to an asteroid. At home, Ma and Pa Kent will be honored as Superboy's adopted parents at a banquet. Only then do they find the cat hid a note from Superboy explaining the hoax! As Superboy returns the actors home, a fake Clark Kent takes his place at the banquet: a dummy made by Pa as a joke on Martha saves their secret!
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