Superboy #55

A wonderfully offbeat 1957 DC gem, this issue of Superboy features a cover penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye that's equal parts humor and superhero charm. The scene depicts an elderly man — identified as Jonathan Kent, "Parent Principal for a Day" at Smallville High — attempting to spank Superboy across his knee, only to cry "Ouch! My hand!" as the Boy of Steel's invulnerable body foils the discipline entirely. Curious classmates peek through the doorway as the cover teases the featured story, "The Secret of Smallville High," making this a delightfully lighthearted slice of Silver Age storytelling.