Cover: Curt Swan & George Klein

Adventure Comics #291

Dec 1961 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra!”

In "Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra!", Superboy's attempt to impress the girls of Smallville backfires when he claims to be smitten with the ancient Egyptian queen—prompting Prof. Potter to whip up a time machine to bring her to the present. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by George Klein, this 1961 adventure blends classic teen drama with time-travel hijinks, all wrapped in a cover by Curt Swan and George Klein that captures the whimsy of the premise.

writer Robert Bernstein · artist Curt Swan · inker George Klein · cover Curt Swan, George Klein

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writer Robert Bernstein

artist Curt Swan

inker George Klein

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks George Klein

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When Superboy reveals he's in love with Cleopatra to ward of the teenage girls of Smallville, Prof Potter helpfully invents a time machine to bring her to the present.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).