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Cover: Kurt Schaffenberger & Dave Hunt

The New Adventures of Superboy #17

May 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD
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“To Fight the Unbeatable Foe”

This May 1981 issue of The New Adventures of Superboy presents a genuinely unsettling cover scene: a seated Superboy addresses a green-costumed robot bearing the letter "K" on its chest, only for the mechanical figure to reply — in chilling fashion — "Yes — to destroy you!" In the background, Krypto the Superdog leaps into action, tying the moment to the issue's bonus Krypto feature. The cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt captures the eerie mix of workshop calm and looming danger that made this era of DC storytelling so engaging.

writer Cary Bates · artist Kurt Schaffenberger · inker Dave Hunt · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Ben Oda · cover Kurt Schaffenberger, Dave Hunt

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates
artist Kurt Schaffenberger
inker Dave Hunt
colorist Jerry Serpe
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
cover inks Dave Hunt

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Clark uses his mind-prober machine to learn how Jor-El built robots.

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