Comic Title: Adventure Comics #288
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1961
On Sale Date: July 27, 1961 Copyright Date July 27, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961


Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Knave from Krypton"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: George Papp

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #287; next appearance in Superboy #91)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #286; next appearance in Superboy #91)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #286; next appearance in Superboy #91)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #286; next appearance in Superboy #91)
• Police Chief Parker (last appearance in Superboy #89; next appearance in Superboy #92)

Villain(s)

• Dev-Em (last appearance in Adventure Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #320)

Other Character(s)

• Several Smallville residents (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Jor-El (in flashback to the first story of Adventure Comics #287)
• Krypto (in flashback to the first story of Adventure Comics #287)

Comments:
This story is continued from the first story of Adventure Comics #287.

Synopsis:
Having arrived on Earth, Dev-Em lures Superboy to his space capsule where he sends the Boy of Steel to the Phantom Zone. With Superboy out of the way, Dev-Em disguises himself as the boy hero and arrives in Smallville. Everyone is fooled by the faux Superboy even the Kents. Dev-Em proceeds to blacken Superboy’s name by damaging property and playing pranks on the citizens of the town.

Having ruined Superboy’s reputation, Dev-Em frees the Boy of Steel from the Phantom Zone, leaving him to deal with a damaged reputation. Dev-Em then leaves with his parents in tow, to live in the future. Superboy explains the situation, but only the Kents believe his story. Chief Parker however makes the town believe Superboy was under the influence of Red Kryptonite. Parker also believed Superboy’s story and used the ruse to convince the town Superboy is not a criminal.