Superboy #69
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "How Superboy Learned to Fly!", Superboy faces a daring new threat when criminals unleash a kryptonite flame thrower, forcing him to rely on his only functional robot to defend Metropolis—though the machine is quickly worn down by the gang's relentless attacks. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by George Papp, this 1958 adventure showcases Superboy’s ingenuity and determination in a high-stakes battle where even his mechanical allies are pushed to their limits. The cover, by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye, captures the moment of tension with striking clarity.
In "How Superboy Learned to Fly!", Superboy struggles to control his newfound ability to fly, accidentally causing a pilot to be discredited when his testimony about seeing a flying boy is dismissed as delusion. Only by risking his secret identity can the Boy of Steel clear the pilot’s name and prove the truth of what he’s seen.
When a gang wields a kryptonite flame thrower that only Superboy’s robots can counter, "Ace" Farrow must rely on the one working unit he has—only to watch it slowly crumble under relentless attack.
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Reprinted in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #39 (1959), Stålpojken #4/1960 (1960), Superman Annual #8 (1963), Superboy Annual #1 (1964), Superman #20/1967 (1967), Superboy #9/1969 (1969), Eks almanah #60 (1977), Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2006)
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