Comic Title: Adventure Comics #170
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1951
Approx. On Sale Date: September 14, 1951 Copyright Date September 12, 1951
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1951
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Lana Lang's Big Crush"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)

Writer: William Woolfolk
Artist: John Sikela

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #17; next appearance in Adventure Comics #251)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #17; next appearance in Adventure Comics #251)
• Lewis Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #167; next appearance in Superboy #18)
• Mrs. Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #167; next appearance in Superboy #18)

Other Character(s)

• Ted Hawkins (a football star; no further appearances)
• Several high school girls (Mona, Jane, and Marian named; no further appearances)
• Several football players and Smallville's coach (no further appearances)

Comments:
Lana is depicted as a blond in this story.

Synopsis:
Superboy agrees to take Lana to Africa to meet her parents on their anniversary. Ted Hawkins, the Smallville football hero, asks Lana to the big dance on the same day. Lana agrees to go with him knowing that with Superboy's speed she can make both dates.

Ted then asks another girl, Mona, to the dance. Superboy tries to protect Lana from heartbreak and doesn't let her find out. Ted won't tell him why he is planning to stand up Lana, but he claims to have a good reason.

On the day of the dance, Lana meets her parents, then returns to Smallville where she waits for Ted. Superboy then learns that Ted found out about her trip to Africa. Since he didn't know that Superboy was taking her, Ted thought Lana was going to stand him up. Superboy solves the dilemma, allowing Ted to go to the dance with Lana and taking Mona himself.