Superboy #61

The cover of this December 1957 DC issue, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye, presents a wonderfully strange scene: a muscular, bald villain in green stands at the front of a classroom, lecturing a group of young boys all dressed in Superboy uniforms, with a chalkboard listing super-powered lessons — "Monday: Super-Strength, Tuesday: X-Ray Vision, Wednesday: Flying." Superboy himself stands among the students, seemingly enrolled in this peculiar "School for Superboys" promised by the cover's bold feature text. It's a delightfully offbeat premise that captures the imaginative charm Silver Age DC comics delivered so reliably, and interior artist John Sikela brings the story home with "The Shrinking of Superboy" as an added treat inside.