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Artist: Neal Adams |
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Comic Title: Superboy #148
Publisher: DC
(National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1968
On Sale Date:
April 4, 1968 Newsstand Date April 4, 1968
Source: Direct Currents, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #83, Page 31
Copyright Date April 4, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968
Newsstand Date April 4, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #65
Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., Aug. and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger
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Title: "Superboy's Greatest Gamble"
Pages: 13
Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)
Writer: Leo Dorfman
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Jack Abel
Feature Character(s)
- Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #146; next appearance in Superboy #211)
Supporting Character(s)
- Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #146; next appearance in Superboy #148)
- Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #146; next appearance in Adventure Comics #369)
Villain(s)
- Two electric-beings (Pyron named; last appearance in Superboy #146; no further appearances)
- Hal King (a racket boss; no further appearances)
- A stick-up man (no further appearances)
Guest Appearance(s)
- Mintar Bannin and his wife (Polar Boy's parents; disguised as Mr. and Mrs. Zero; no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Several carnival workers and patrons (no further appearances)
Cameo Appearance(s)
Comments:
This story is continued from the first story of Superboy #146.
Synopsis:
Having left his foster parents the Kents, Superboy goes to Casino City and assumes the identity of Chuck Kibbee. He searches a carnival until he finds a couple who are running a crooked game. He then reveals to them that he is Superboy and offers to become their son.
Working with his new parents, the Zeros, Chuck breaks the bank at an underworld casino. The racket boss Hal King realizes that Chuck is Superboy. He then threatens to kill the Kents. The Boy of Steel acts like he doesn't care.
Two beings from a thermo-electric world then leave the Kents bodies. Superboy knew that his foster parents were comprimised and were trying to use him to destroy Earth. When the electrical creatures then try to take possession of the Zeros, they are destroyed. The Zeros are really Polar Boy's parents from the 30th century. Superboy called them for help, knowing that their bodies would be impervious to possession. Superboy then returns to Smallville and explains recent events to the Kents.
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