Comic Title: Superboy #22
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1952
On Sale Date: August 13, 1952 Copyright Date August 11, 1952
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1952
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 August 13, 1952
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V7 #7

Newsstand Date August 6, 1952
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V7 #6

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

Title: "The New Clark Kent"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: William Woolfolk
Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #22; next appearance in Adventure Comics #181)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #22; next appearance in Superboy #23)
• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #176; next appearance in Superboy #23)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #176; next appearance in Adventure Comics #182)
• Lewis Lang (last appearance in Superboy #22; next appearance in Adventure Comics #185)
• Mrs. Lang (last appearance in Superboy #19; next appearance in Superboy #25)

Villain(s)

• An unnamed thief (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Cyrus Vanding (an eccentric explorer; no further appearances)
• Freddie Taylor (no further appearances)
• Officer Connell, Mr. Edwards, and Don (a policeman, a gym teacher, and a student; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When Lana begins to get more suspicious of Superboy's secret identity, Clark begins acting even more timid than usual. Cyrus Vanding, an eccentric explorer, offers to test a theoretical way to make Clark more courageous. Clark pretends the experiment works in order to fool Lana.

When Clark begins acting bold and brave, Lana changes her theory and begins suspecting that Freddie Taylor is Superboy. The Boy of Steel then is forced to protect Freddie from Lana as she attempts to expose him as Superboy. In doing so, Superboy helps Freddie overcome his own fears. Clark then pretends that Vanding's treatment has worn off. Lana's suspicions are once again thwarted.