Comic Title: Superman Vs. Lex Luthor TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: June 14, 2006 Direct Market Date May 31, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #2 (#206)

Direct Market Date June 14, 2006
Source: Usenet, New and Upcoming Releases for Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 192
Editor: Anton Kawasaki

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Army of Living Kryptonite Men"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: George Papp

Reprinted From:
Superboy #86 (1961)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #86; next appearance in Adventure Comics #280)

Guest Star(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Adventure Comics #267; next appearance in Adventure Comics #290)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #267; next appearance in Adventure Comics #290)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Adventure Comics #267; next appearance in Adventure Comics #290)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Adventure Comics #267; next appearance in Adventure Comics #290)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #86; next appearance in Adventure Comics #280)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #86; next appearance in Adventure Comics #280)
• Krypto (last appearance in Superboy #85; next appearance in Superboy #87)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Adventure Comics #253; next appearance in Superboy #91)
• The Kryptonite Men (no further appearances)

Comments:
Luthor portends the existence of the Legion of Super-Villains in this story.

Synopsis:
Lex Luthor, who has created a helmet that allows him to animate stone, lures Superboy to a remote asteroid and attacks him with "living" Kryptonite men. However, the Legion of Super-Heroes, which has been monitoring the battle from the future, sends Lightning Lad to rescue the Boy of Steel and help him defeat the teenage scientist.