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The New Adventures of Superboy comic books issue 5

  • Issue #5
    New Adventures of Superboy (1980 DC) 5

    Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. "Secret of the Super-Power Failures," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; Superboys powers seem inexplicably on the wane, until Jonathan Kent learns that the tomatoes they have been recently eating have been impregnated by alien farmers with spores from a red-sun system; The action was an accident, and Superboy destroys the contaminated vegetables; In gratitude, the aliens want to reward Superboy, but are turned down; Thus, they reward Jonathan Kent, by telling him they will make his greatest subconscious wish come true in the future. Note: ties into "The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent" in Action Comics (1938 DC) #507. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #5
    New Adventures of Superboy (1980 DC) Whitman 5

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    Whitman edition. Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. "Secret of the Super-Power Failures," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; Superboys powers seem inexplicably on the wane, until Jonathan Kent learns that the tomatoes they have been recently eating have been impregnated by alien farmers with spores from a red-sun system; The action was an accident, and Superboy destroys the contaminated vegetables; In gratitude, the aliens want to reward Superboy, but are turned down; Thus, they reward Jonathan Kent, by telling him they will make his greatest subconscious wish come true in the future. Note: ties into "The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent" in Action Comics (1938 DC) #507. 36 pgs., full color. $0.40. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #5UK

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    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. Cover pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt. "Secret of the Super-Power Failures," script by Cary Bates, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Dave Hunt; Superboys powers seem inexplicably on the wane, until Jonathan Kent learns that the tomatoes they have been recently eating have been impregnated by alien farmers with spores from a red-sun system; The action was an accident, and Superboy destroys the contaminated vegetables; In gratitude, the aliens want to reward Superboy, but are turned down; Thus, they reward Jonathan Kent, by telling him they will make his greatest subconscious wish come true in the future. Note: ties into "The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent" in Action Comics (1938 DC) #507. 36 pgs., full color.