Comic Title: Superboy #18
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1952
On Sale Date: December 5, 1951 Copyright Date December 3, 1951
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1951
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.


Newsstand Date December 5, 1951
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V6 #11

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Lana Lang Movie Star"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: John Fischetti

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #172; next appearance in Superboy #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #172; next appearance in Superboy #18)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superman #136; next appearance in Adventure Comics #174)
• Lewis Lang (first name erroneously given as Tom in this story; last appearance in Adventure Comics #170; next appearance in Superboy #19)
• Mrs. Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #170; next appearance in Adventure Comics #174)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Murrel and Mr. Jordan (Hollywood producers; no further appearances)
• The cast and crew of a movie (no further appearances)
• Three young actors (Ron Rendle and Tharka named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When the Lang family goes missing on an African expedition, Superboy rescues them. He does so without revealing himself to them, so Lana believes that she saved the expedition. Some of her exploits were caught on film, so Hollywood decides to make a movie.

Lana begins filming the movie, but she doesn't want to share the spotlight with a co-star. She tries to sabotage the auditions of actors trying out for the role. Superboy decides to teach Lana a lesson, so he earns the role in disguise.

When Lana learns that Superboy is going to be her co-star, she exercises her contractual right to rewrite scenes. She tries to write the Boy of Steel out of the movie, but Superboy still manages to upstage her. When the film is released, Superboy is given top billing. Lana is upset, but she realizes that her own behavior was to blame.