Comic Title: Superman #56
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: November 3, 1948 Copyright Date November 1, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1948
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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Smartypants"
Pages: 10

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 7 HC (2023)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #56; next appearance in Action Comics #128)

Supporting Character(s)

• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #56; next appearance in Action Comics #128)

Other Character(s)

• Professor C.C. Skynhedd (an educator; no further appearances)
• Smartypants (a child genius; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Professor Skynhedd believes that indulging a child's every whim will make the child more intelligent. Clark Kent visits the professor who is testing his theory with a young child named Smartypants. Clark indulges the girl who asks him to bring Superman. Clark leaves and returns as the Man of Steel.

For the sake of the experiment, Superman is forced to obey the girl as she humiliates him with a series of strange requests. Finally, Superman has had enough. He returns her to the professor. Eventually, the professor realizes that indulging the child turned her into a spoiled brat.