Comic Title: Adventure Comics #259
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1959
On Sale Date: February 26, 1959 Copyright Date February 26, 1959
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1959

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Blind Boy of Steel"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: George Papp

Reprinted In:
Superboy Annual #1 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #72; next appearance in Adventure Comics #260)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #72; next appearance in Adventure Comics #260)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #71; next appearance in Adventure Comics #260)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #72; next appearance in Adventure Comics #260)
• Krypto (last appearance in Superboy #71; next appearance in Superboy #73)

Villain(s)

• The Tiger Gang (no further appearances)

Comments:
Krypto’s origin is briefly recapped in this story.

Synopsis:
When lighting strikes a nearby Kryptonite meteor, Superboy gains diamond vision, which changes anything he sees into diamond. He is unable to turn this power off so he is forced to blindfold himself. With the help of his dog Krypto, Superboy is still able to perform super deeds. Still the loss of his vision makes it difficult for him. Krypto eventually takes him underwater where the sea water restores his vision to normal.