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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)