Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Adventure Comics #219

Dec 1955 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Gorilla with X-Ray Eyes!”

In "The Gorilla with X-Ray Eyes!", Superboy faces a bizarre threat when a seemingly ordinary ape gains x-ray vision after drinking kryptonite-infused water in Africa. With Curt Swan’s crisp art bringing the jungle mystery to life and Otto Binder crafting a clever twist on Superboy’s powers, the story pits the Boy of Steel against a gorilla whose eyes glow with hidden power—just as a clever criminal sees a chance to exploit it. Cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye captures the eerie glow of those fateful eyes, setting up a classic 1955 adventure where science, suspense, and a touch of the supernatural collide.

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writer Otto Binder · artist Curt Swan · inker George Klein · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Otto Binder

artist Curt Swan

inker George Klein

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Superboy rescues Professor Lang from a big gorilla and captures it for an exhibition. But a canny crook notices the gorilla's eyes flash during lightning flashes, so deduces it has x-ray vision. They steal the gorilla to burn through walls and safes. Superboy can't stop it because he's weakened by the glare. Lang reveals it drank kryptonite-infused water in Africa. Superboy finally builds a giant battery to "defuse" the gorilla, and the effect wears off.

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