Cover: Joe Staton & Jack Abel

Adventure Comics #458

Jul 1978 · DC · 0.35 USD

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In "The Superboy Who Wasn't," a 1978 Adventure Comics issue, Clark Kent faces a terrifying twist when his own parents are manipulated by the cunning Lester Wallace. Written by David Michelinie and illustrated by Joe Staton, with inks by Jack Abel and colors by Jerry Serpe, this story plunges Superboy into the Phantom Zone, where he meets the enigmatic Zan-Em—whose influence has been shaping Wallace’s actions. The cover by Joe Staton and Jack Abel captures the tension, as Wallace activates the Phantom Ray Projector in a desperate, self-inflicted turn.

Contains 2 stories

The Superboy Who Wasn't

11 pp · Superhero

Superboy [Clark KentKal-El]Jonathan KentMartha KentLana LangLester WallaceZan-Em (introduction, Phantom Zone criminal)

In "The Superboy Who Wasn't," Superboy finds himself hunted by the very people who raised him—Jonathan and Martha Kent—after being manipulated by Lester Wallace. Trapped in the Phantom Zone, he meets Zan-Em, a mysterious figure whose influence has twisted Wallace’s mind, before escaping to confront the truth behind the deception.

He Who Survives--!

6 pp · Superhero

EclipsoBruce GordonProfessor Simon BennettMona Bennett