Comic Title: Superboy #18
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1952
Approx. On Sale Date: December 5, 1951 Copyright Date December 3, 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: "The Men Who Doubted Superboy"
Pages: 10

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

Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #18; next appearance in Adventure Comics #173)

Villain(s)

• Jasper Skeel and his partner (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Wooley, Professor Dean, and an unnamed colleague (no further appearances)
• The mayor of Smallville (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A group of scientists believe that Superboy is a fake. The people of Smallville are outraged that Superboy's validity is being questioned. Jasper Skeel offers to let the scientists use his land to test Superboy.

Superboy begins the tests, but then learns that Skeel is using him to help sell his worthless land. The Boy of Steel deliberately obscures the test results, leading the scientists to doubt him. Superboy then exposes Skeel's plan publicly. After exposing Skeel, Superboy proves beyond any doubt that his powers are real.