Issue Details

Issue	#129
Published	May 1966
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	84
Editing	Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant)
Notes	On Sale Date - March 10th 1966 also 80 Page Giant G-22

Cover Details

Characters	Superboy; Mon-El; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Dworn; Vidal; Zar-Al
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein

9 page Superboy story "Superboy's Big Brother! [Superboy's Big Brother!]"

Characters	Superboy [Kal-El]; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
Synopsis	When a space ship crashes outside Smallville, Superboy finds an amnesiac super-powered youth who might be his older brother. He christens him Mon-El and sets him up with a secret identity, but he soon finds evidence that Mon-El is not in fact Kryptonian.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp
Letters	Joe Letterese
Notes	refried from "Superman's Big Brother" in Superman #80
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #89 (June 1961)

10 page Superboy story "The Secret of Mon-El! [Superboy's Big Brother!]"

Characters	Superboy; Mon-El [Bob Cobb] (origin); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Miss Joyce; King Mycerinua; Rhodopis; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone
Synopsis	Trying to prove Mon-El isn't actually Kryptonian, Superboy accidentally exposes him to lead, which both poisons him and returns his memory. He remembers that he is a space explorer from Daxam who visited Krypton, meeting Jor-El and Lara, before arriving on Earth. To save his life, Superboy sends Mon-El into the Phantom Zone until he can cure him of his lead poisoning.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp
Letters	Joe Letterese
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #89 (June 1961)

1 page text article "How Mon-El Left the Phantom Zone"

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset
Notes	This is the 1st time that Mon-El's real name, Lar Gand is used.

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints activity

Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

11 page Superboy story "The Kents' Second Super-Son!"

Characters	Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Vidal; Lana Lang
Synopsis	Vidal, a Superboy from another planet, takes Superboy's place on Earth while he's away on a space mission.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Coleman
Pencils	John Sikela
Inks	John Sikela
Notes	Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #260 (May 1959)

1 page public service announcement "Health Myths Debunked!"

Synopsis	How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?
Genre	Fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	from ? [11/62 titles]

8 page Superboy story "The Super-Weakling from Space"

Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Dworn; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang
Synopsis	Space traveller Dworn is a super weakling under Earth's gravity, however, his power to transmute any element into gold means he is a target for criminals
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Coleman
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC 1949 series) #65 (June, 1958)

9 page Superboy story "The Two Boys of Steel"

Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Clark Kent robot; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Mrs Lang
Synopsis	Superboy has amnesia and moves into Lana's house.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Coleman
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #63 (Mar 1958)

1 page Superboy text article "Superboy's Time Trips"

Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #165

12 page Superboy story "The Kid from Krypton"

Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypton Kid [Zar-Al]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
Synopsis	Zar-Al arrives from the past where he explains that he is on a mission to save Krypton, although his mission fails, he still returns to old Krypton to meet his fate.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (November 1957)

12 page Supergirl story "Supergirl in Smallville!"

Characters	Superboy; Supergirl; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Linda Lee robot; kryptonite; Lana Lang
Synopsis	Supergirl flies to Superboy's time to see if she can protect her identity and prove to Superman she's ready to be revealed to the world.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #278 (November 1960)