Superboy #170

Superboy faces a blackmail threat on this December 1970 cover, where a menacing young man clutches what appears to be Clark Kent's street clothes while a startled Boy of Steel hovers in the window behind him — the dialogue balloons spelling out the danger in plain terms. Curt Swan and Dick Giordano bring real tension to the scene, capturing that uniquely vulnerable moment when the secret identity of Smallville's teenage hero feels anything but safe. Inside, Frank Robbins scripts "Easy Rider to Doom!" with art by Bob Brown and inks by Murphy Anderson, promising an adventure worthy of that gripping cover setup.