Comic Title: Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: September 28, 2005 Direct Market Date September 14, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #7 (#199)

Direct Market Date September 28, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Direct Market Date September 14, 2005
Source: Comic Shop News, #948

Cover Price: $9.99
Page Count: 560
Editor: Robert Greenberger

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Clark Kent's College Days"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Jerry Coleman
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted From:
Superman #125 (1958)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #125; next appearance in Superman #125)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Thaddeus V. Maxwell (a college professor; no further appearances)
• Several students of Metropolis University (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Superman (begins using the name Superman; last appearance in Superman #374; next appearance in Action Comics #393)

Comments:
This story is labeled as "Untold Tales of Superman #1".

The flashback in this story shows when Clark Kent began calling himself Superman instead of Superboy.

Synopsis:
Clark Kent recalls his days in college at Metropolis University. While there he came into contact with a brilliant professor, Thaddeus Maxwell. Maxwell, suspected Superboy was attending the University and was in his class. To prove his theory, he gave each student a lie detector test and asked if they were Superboy. All the students passed the test except Clark, who did not take it.

The professor then created several tests to prove Clark was Superboy, but he was outwitted each time. Finally he forced Clark to take the lie detector exam. When Clark passed the test, the professor was convinced that he had been wrong. Clark passed however only because he no longer thought of himself as Superboy, but as Superman.