Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Adventure Comics #283

Apr 1961 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Phantom Superboy”

In "The Phantom Superboy," Superboy is unexpectedly trapped in the Phantom Zone after Professor Lang uncovers a cache of Kryptonian weapons. Using only his mind, he manages to activate an electric typewriter to send a desperate message to Pa Kent, who must find a way to bring him back. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by George Papp, with a cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye, this 1961 adventure blends classic sci-fi tension with the heart of Smallville’s most heroic teen.

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writer Robert Bernstein · artist, inker George Papp · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Robert Bernstein

artist, inker George Papp

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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After Professor Lang finds a box of Kryptonian weapons, Superboy is accidentally projected into the Phantom Zone, the place where Kryptonian criminals were exiled. But using mental telepathy he activates an electric typewriter and tells Pa Kent how to free him.

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