Teräsmiehen Poika #7/1963

In a pivotal moment from Krypton’s past, young Superboy uncovers the origins of the Phantom Zone through a flashback that reveals Jor-El’s invention of the Zone Projector—meant to be a more humane alternative to exile. The story unfolds as the disgruntled scientist Gra-Mo, scorned by the Science Council, unleashes his fury by seizing control of Krypton’s robots, only to become the final criminal sent into space. Months later, the imprisoned Phantom Zone inmates—among them Jax-Ur, Dr. Xadu, and Professor Vakox—attempt to seize Jor-El’s mind through telepathy, forcing him to destroy the Projector and send it into space with other forbidden weapons.

In "Poika joka tyrmäsi Teräspojan," Superboy faces a cunning threat when Gra-Mo and his assistants, aided by the imprisoned Jax-Ur, deploy a deceptive robot to manipulate him into breaking his sacred vow. As tensions rise and the line between truth and illusion blurs, Superboy must rely on his instincts and resolve to outwit a scheme that reaches into the very heart of the Phantom Zone.

Superboy, caught in a time-warp after chasing red kryptonite meteors, finds himself in ancient Egypt where he aids a struggling King Khafra and helps free enslaved workers. With Krypto by his side and a mysterious magician watching from the shadows, the young hero’s powers shift unpredictably—turning him into a lion-human hybrid as the people of the Nile begin to revere him as a living legend.