Superboy #38

Superboy #38 from January 1955 promises a delightfully offbeat adventure as the cover announces that the Boy of Steel meets Bongo, "Public Chimp No. 1!" — and the scene delivers exactly that, with a caped chimpanzee and Superboy sharing a stage, jointly hoisting a massive 2,000-pound barbell before a crowd of wide-eyed onlookers. Curt Swan's pencils and Ray Burnley's inks give the moment a breezy, good-humored charm that perfectly captures DC's lighter side in the mid-1950s. If you've ever wanted to see Smallville's finest team up with a show-business chimp for a feat of strength, this ten-cent issue has you covered.