Comic Title: Superboy #17
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Nov/Dec 1951
Approx. On Sale Date: September 28, 1951 Copyright Date September 26, 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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Superboy's Double"
Pages: 10

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

Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Fischetti

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #17; next appearance in Adventure Comics #170)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #168; next appearance in Adventure Comics #170)

Villain(s)

• King Armand and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Riley (an archaeologist; no further appearances)
• Alan Brent, his wife, and some fishermen (no further appearances)
• Cedric (no further appearances)
• An unnamed teenage girl (no further appearances)

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

Synopsis:
An 800 year old stone carving of Superboy is discovered on an archaeological dig. Superboy travels into the past to discover its origin. Superboy disguises himself as a local boy, Clark Brent, in order to meet the nearby townspeople. He meets Cedric, a boy thought to be crazy. Cedric believes he sees dragons. Superboy doesn't believe him until he sees a mechanical dragon himself.

Superboy traces the dragon back to King Armand. Cedric is the rightful king, and Armand was making Cedric appear crazy to disgrace him. When the scheme is exposed, Cedric is made the king. Armand escapes imprisonment and threatens to kill Cedric when Superboy leaves.

Superboy builds the stone statue of himself to help guard Cedric and keep Armand from carrying out his plans of assassination.