Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1991
On Sale Date: November 5, 1991 Shipping Date November 5, 1991
Source: Previews, #32

Shipping Date November 5, 1991
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #993

Direct Market Date November 7, 1991
Source: Comic Shop News, #228

Direct Market Date November 12, 1991
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #993

Cover Price: $39.95
Page Count: 256
Editor: Michael Charles Hill

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Boy with Ultra-Powers"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
Superboy #98 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)

Guest Star(s)

• Ultra Boy (Jo Nah; uses the 20th century alias "Gary Crane" in this story; next appearance in Superboy #100)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)
• Pete Ross (becomes an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in this story; last appearance in Superboy #96; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #297; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)
• Krypto (last appearance in Superboy #97; next appearance in Adventure Comics #298)

Villain(s)

• An unnamed crook (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)
• Cosmic Boy (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)
• Saturn Girl (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)
• Lightning Lad (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Action Comics #287; next appearance in Adventure Comics #300)

Other Character(s)

• Marla Latham (the Legion’s Senior Advisor; uses the 20th century alias "Ben Crane" in this story; first appearance; last appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1; next appearance in Action Comics #392)
• Donald Mace (a photographer; no further appearances)
• E.W. Lemley and other bank employees (no further appearances)
• An unnamed Galactic Patrolman (in flashback to Ultra Boy’s origin; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Martha Kent (splash panel only)

Comments:
Ultra Boy uses only his power of penetra-vision in this story.

The Science Police are referred to as the Galactic Patrol in this story.

Synopsis:
A costumed youth called Ultra Boy secretly arrives in Smallville with his adult mentor, Marla, intent upon discovering Superboy's secret identity. Ultra Boy at first suspects that Pete Ross is the Boy of Steel, but then correctly deduces that Clark Kent is actually Superboy.

When Pete accidentally becomes locked in a bank vault, Ultra Boy’s power of penetra-vision which, unlike Superboy’s super-vision, can melt and see through lead, enables him to assist Superboy in rescuing Pete. He then reveals that he is a time-traveler from the future planet Rimbor and an applicant for membership in the Legion of Super-Heores, who have assigned him the task of unmasking Superboy as an initiation test. Having completed the test, he and Marla, actually the Legion’s Senior Advisor, return to the future.