Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Adventure Comics #270

Mar 1960 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Stolen Identities”

In "The Stolen Identities," Superboy's world gets turned upside down when two Xelthunians impersonate Ma and Pa Kent, unaware they're meddling with the foster parents of the Boy of Steel. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by George Papp, this 1960 adventure sees Superboy transformed by red kryptonite into three wildly different versions of himself—each more bizarre than the last—before uncovering the aliens' true mission. The cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye captures the surreal chaos perfectly.

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writer Jerry Siegel · artist, inker George Papp · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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Cast · 14 characters

Aqualad Arthur Curry Casey the Cop Charles Atlas Congo Bill Garth Honey Janu, the Jungle Boy Jonathan Kent Lana Lang Martha Kent Superman The Congorilla Topo

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist, inker George Papp

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Two Xelthunians secretly replace Ma and Pa Kent to perform a secret mission, not knowing that the Kents are Superboy's foster parents. After Ma Kent unwisely mentions Superboy's vulnerability to kryptonite, the Xelthunians power the transporter ray they plan to use to send Superboy to their planet with red kryptonite and it turns him into a fat Boy of Steel, a bullet-sized Boy of Steel, and a giant Boy of Steel. Once Superboy discovers their secret mission -- moving their sub-atomic world -- and helps them accomplish it, everyone goes home happy.

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