Comic Title: Superboy #129
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1966
On Sale Date: March 10, 1966 Newsstand Date March 10, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Action Comics #336, Page 31

Newsstand Date March 10, 1966
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #337, Page 7

Copyright Date March 10, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb, Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is numbered as 80 Page Giant #G-22.
This issue contains two one-page text feature entitled: "How Mon-El Left the Phantom Zone" and "Superboy's Time Trips".

Title: "The Kid from Krypton"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #242 (1957)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #241; next appearance in Superboy #61)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #241; next appearance in Superboy #61)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #60; next appearance in Superboy #61)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #241; next appearance in Superboy #61)

Villain(s)

• Several unnamed crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Krypton Kid and Zol-Zu (Zar-Al and his father; both die in this story; no further appearances)
• An unnamed scientist and various Smallville citizens (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Jor-El (in flashback to the third story of More Fun Comics #101)
• Lara (in flashback to the third story of More Fun Comics #101)

Synopsis:
Superboy meets Zar-Al, a boy from Krypton who has traveled to Earth in a time machine to seek the element Zeelium which he believes will help prevent Krypton’s destruction. Zar-Al assumes the identity of the Krypton Kid and becomes Superboy’s partner. The Kid proves even more ingenious than Superboy in crime-fighting tactics and super-deeds.

Superboy decides that he should return to Krypton with the Zeelium in case it should fail. In doing so, Zar-Al would remain on Earth as its greatest champion. Zar tricks Superboy however and returns as planned in his time machine, explaining that Kryptonite would have a stronger effect on him than Superboy who has built up an immunity to it. Zar never did find any Zeelium, so he perishes in the destruction of Krypton.