Comic Title: Superboy Spectacular #1
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: 1980
On Sale Date: December 6, 1979 Newsstand Date December 6, 1979
Source: Comics Journal, #51

Newsstand Date December 4, 1979
Source: Comic Reader, #175

Copyright Date November 20, 1979
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1979
May be a shipping date instead of a sale date

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 64
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Notes:
1st Direct Sales only DC comic.
Also distributed through school systems.

Title: "Life on Krypton"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: George Papp

Reprinted From:
Superboy #79 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #79; next appearance in Adventure Comics #270)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #79; next appearance in Adventure Comics #270)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #79; next appearance in Adventure Comics #270)
• Krypto (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #36; next appearance in Superboy #83)
• Jor-El (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #36; next appearance in Superboy #83)
• Lara (appears in flashback; last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #36; next appearance in Superboy #83)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Kal-El (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #36; next appearance in Superboy #83)

Comments:
Superboy’s mind prober ray, which can bring forth buried memories, is shown for the first time in this story.

The Kent General Store is shown as a replica on Krypton. However this must be incorrect since at this time, the Kents still lived on a farm.

Synopsis:
Superboy uses a new invention to regain his memories of his life on Krypton. He remembers his father, Jor-El, launching his puppy, Krypto, into space. His mother, Lara, is angry at Jor-El for sending away her son’s pet. She takes young Kal-El and leaves.

Lara goes shopping, and baby Kal gets into trouble. During a space launch, Kal hits the controls and launches a rocket which knocks Krypto’s capsule back to Krypton. Krypto is recovered and reunited with a happy Kal-El. Superboy decides he will come back later to view his later experiences on his home planet.