Superboy

Superboy by Curt Swan

Alter Ego: Kal-El/Clark Kent
Other Alias: Superman
Known Relatives: Jor-El (father), Lara (mother), Jonathan Kent (adoptive father), Martha Kent (adoptive mother)
Homeworld: Krypton & Earth
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: MORE FUN COMICS #101 (Jan/Feb 1945)
Powers: Super-Strength, Invulnerability, Super-Speed, Flight, Super-Hearing, Heat Vision, X-Ray Vision, Telescopic Vision, & Microscpoic Vision
Weapons & Equipment: time bubble, rocket pack, flight belt, flight ring

Superboy by Joe Shuster

MORE FUN COMICS #101 (Jan/Feb 1945): Superboy debuts at the end of this untitled story of his origin. Jor-El and Lara are forced to save their newborn baby by sending him to Earth in a model space ship just before the planet Krypton vanishes. The baby is then taken to an orphanage by a passing motorist and later adopted by a childless couple named Kent. Clark Kent soon learns that he is different from others, but fashions a colorful costume as Superboy to protect his identity.

Superboy by Marvin Stein

MORE FUN COMICS #102 (Mar/Apr 1945): "The Cruise of the Jolly Roger," with Cap'n Clark, Bos'n Squint, First Mate Tiny, and Second Mate Ted becomes a real adventure when their makeshift raft is taken over by Lefty and Duke (escaped convicts) who almost kill Clark. Luckily, Clark uses the moment to change into Superboy and send the crooks back into the hands of the cops.
MORE FUN COMICS #103 (May/Jun 1945): "A Modern Cave Man," appears when Clark goes on a camping trip with his pals Ted and Tiny. But, as Superboy, he discovers the secret that it's actually Professor Henry Macon, left in a cave to die by crooks (Roscoe and Slappy) trying to steal his inventions.
MORE FUN COMICS #104 (Jul/Aug 1945): "Good Hunting," is what Johnny Meadows tried to do the save his family after Rufus Sludge hires two thugs (Pedro and Slug) to steal all of his widowed mother's silver foxes. Without any money, Sludge would have foreclosed on their house if not for Superboy's timely intervention. Superboy makes his first cover appearance.
MORE FUN COMICS #105 (Sep/Oct 1945): "The Million-Dollar Marbles Tournament," is what Superboy sets up to win all the marbles from every boy in town. He does so to help Plummer Plastics Company get back their lost marble (with a secret formula inside) and win the boys a playground.
MORE FUN COMICS #106 (Nov/Dec 1945): "Crimes on Delivery," is the scoop for the Student Star that Daffington "Daffy" Dilbert inadvertantly uncovers. Clark, the editor of the High School paper, as Superboy, catches the "Before-the-dawn-burglers" which are in reality Milk men working for Mr. Migraine and his Milk Delivery Company.
MORE FUN COMICS #107 (Jan/Feb 1946)

ADVENTURE COMICS #103 (April 1946): "Happy Birthday," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #104 (May 1946): "Toytown, U.S.A.," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #105 (June 1946): "The Palace of Fantasy," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #106 (July 1946): "Weather, Hurricane," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #107 (August 1946): "The Sky is the Limit,"
ADVENTURE COMICS #108 (September 1946): "The Proof of the Proverbs," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #109 (October 1946): "You Can't Lose," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #110 (November 1946): "The Farmer Takes It Easy," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #111 (December 1946): "The Whizz Quiz Club," A desperate promoter (Jack Smart) rigs a quiz show because he can't pay the prize money.
ADVENTURE COMICS #112 (January 1947): "Super Safety First," Superboy campaigns for auto and bike safety.
ADVENTURE COMICS #113 (February 1947): "The 33rd Christmas," after 32 years Nick the janitor isn't able to be the school's secret Santa anymore.
ADVENTURE COMICS #114 (March 1947): "S-U-P-E-R-B-O-Y Spells Danger," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #115 (April 1947): "The Adventure of Jaguar Boy," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #116 (May 1947): "Superboy, Toy-Tester," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #117 (June 1947): "The Miracle Plane,"
ADVENTURE COMICS #118 (July 1947): "The Quiz Biz Broadcast," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #119 (August 1947): "Superboy Meets Girl," Betty Brown ("the prettiest girl in school") and Joe Daly ("the school's star athlete").
ADVENTURE COMICS #120 (September 1947): "Perry White, Cub Reporter," Clark and Perry apply for jobs at the Daily Planet on the same day, with Clark the only one getting hired at first (as a newsboy).
ADVENTURE COMICS #121 (October 1947): "The Great Hobby Contest," Orville Orville tries to win every division of the hobby contest, with money.
ADVENTURE COMICS #122 (November 1947): "Superboy -- Super-Magician," after Superboy arrests the magician (Maginno) hired for a neighborhood party, he has to replace him, without using his super powers.
ADVENTURE COMICS #123 (December 1947): "A Lesson for a Bully," Pete Brant, the school bully wants to become school mayor.
ADVENTURE COMICS #124 (January 1948): "Barbed-Wire Boystown," Superboy becomes temporary Warden of the State Reform School.
ADVENTURE COMICS #125 (February 1948): "The Weight Before Christmas," Regan used to be the Santa for Lacy's but he's lost to much weight, so Superboy has to get him to up to snuff in a week. Or a crooked Santa will take his place and set the store up for robbery.
ADVENTURE COMICS #126 (March 1948): "Superboy: Crime-Fighting Poet," Gentleman Joe Barr hides out masquerading as a schoolteacher at Metropolis High School.
ADVENTURE COMICS #127 (April 1948): "Super-Bellhop," Clark fills in for a sick friend as a bellhop in a Metropolis hotel.
ADVENTURE COMICS #128 (May 1948): "How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane," Clark wins a contest to work as a cub reporter on the Daily Planet for one week. And so does Lois Lane.
ADVENTURE COMICS #129 (June 1948): "The Pupils of the Past," Miss Shipley wants to retire and Superboy tries to find a gift for her. She wants to see her four most favorite pupils again.
ADVENTURE COMICS #130 (July 1948): "Superboy -- Super-Salesman," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #131 (August 1948): "The Million-Dollar Athlete," Coach Kandinski tries to turn Clark into an athlete.
ADVENTURE COMICS #132 (September 1948): "Superboy -- Super-Cowboy," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #133 (October 1948): "Superboy's Report Card," Since the truant officer wants Superboy to go to school, he has to pass through all the grades in one day, in order not to jeopardize his secret identity.
ADVENTURE COMICS #134 (November 1948): "Silver Gloves Sell-Out," Superboy battles gangsters trying to fix a title fight between school kids.
ADVENTURE COMICS #135 (December 1948): "The Masked Mystery Boy," A new pupil in Clark's class insists on wearing a mask to school. And his mask is lined with lead!
ADVENTURE COMICS #136 (January 1949): "My Pal -- Superboy," Joe Vance is out of reform school and all he wants is a second chance, but the kids at Clark's school won't give him one.
ADVENTURE COMICS #137 (February 1949): "The Treasure of Tondimo," Clark and his friends search for buried treasure, but a bunch of convicts are looking for it also.
ADVENTURE COMICS #138 (March 1949): "Around the World in 80 Minutes," Mr. Briggs hates kids, but the only job he can find is as a school bus driver.

Cosmic Man by Curt Swan

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #1 (March-April 1949): "The Man Who Could See Tomorrow!," Brandar the Great predicts the future. At a party attended by young Clark Kent he predicted that Margo Griffiths, now a young nurse in Metropolis, would cease to exist on her 21st birthday.; "The Boy Vandals!," Superboy teaches some young vandals a lesson.; "Superboy Meets Mighty Boy!," A young boy is duped by an unscrupulous promoter into thinking he's stronger than Superboy.
ADVENTURE COMICS #139 (April 1949): "Telegraph Boy," Clark fills in for a sick friend as a bellhop in a Metropolis hotel.
ADVENTURE COMICS #140 (May 1949): "Journey to the Moon," Superboy visits the moon with an absent-minded professor.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #2 (May-June 1949): "Don't Miss 'The Stunts of Superboy!,'" the first appearance of Smallville!; "George Washington's Drum!"; "Superboy ... John Doe!"
ADVENTURE COMICS #141 (June 1949): "When Superboy Lost His Power," Two rival gangs contend over a powerless Superboy.
ADVENTURE COMICS #142 (July 1949): "The Man Who Walked With Trouble," .
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #3 (July-August 1949)
ADVENTURE COMICS #143 (August 1949): "The Superboy Savings Bank,"
ADVENTURE COMICS #144 (September 1949): "The Way to Stop Superboy," Silver Smith tries to make Superboy afraid to use his powers.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #4 (September-October 1949)
ADVENTURE COMICS #145 (October 1949): "The Holiday Hijackers,"
ADVENTURE COMICS #146 (November 1949): "The Substitute Superboy,"
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #5 (November-December 1949)
ADVENTURE COMICS #147 (December 1949): "Clark Kent -- Orphan," When Ma and Pa fly to Alaska to attend Aunt Martha's wedding they get lost in a plane crash and Clark is put up for adoption.
ADVENTURE COMICS #148 (January 1950): "Superboy Meets the Mummer," The Mummer and his puppets seems a harmless novelty-- until he uses them to rob the Smallville Bank.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #6 (January-February 1950)
ADVENTURE COMICS #149 (February 1950): "Fake Superboy!," First story in which Pa Kent's name is given as Jonathan. Also shows him running the Smallville General Store.
ADVENTURE COMICS #150 (March 1950): "Superboy's Initiation," Smallhi Fraternity (Howard King, Arthur Dark, & Reggie) invites Clark to join as a joke, so they can humiliate him with initiation stunts.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #7 (March-April 1950)
ADVENTURE COMICS #151 (April 1950): "The Boy Who Talked Too Much," Superboy has to teach Danny Peale a lesson when he spreads gossip via ham radio.
ADVENTURE COMICS #152 (May 1950): "Superboy Hunts For a Job," Clark goes to Metropolis during school vacation to try to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up. Part One.
ACTION COMICS #144 (May 1950): "Clark Kent's Career," Part Two.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #8 (May-June 1950)
ADVENTURE COMICS #153 (June 1950): "Clark Kent, Boy Hobo," Clark goes under cover to write about the lives of boy hoboes.
ADVENTURE COMICS #154 (July 1950): "The Carnival Boat Crimes!," .
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #9 (July-August 1950)
ADVENTURE COMICS #155 (August 1950): "Superboy, Hollywood Actor," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #156 (September 1950): "The Flying Peril," .
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #10 (September-October 1950)
ADVENTURE COMICS #157 (October 1950): "The Worst Boy in Smallville," .
ADVENTURE COMICS #158 (November 1950): "The Impossible Task!," Smallville High gets a new teacher who's really young.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #11 (November-December 1950)
ADVENTURE COMICS #159 (December 1950): "Superboy, Millionaire," Clark's rich uncle Kendall wants to adopt him.

ACTION COMICS #267 (August 1960): Superboy and the Legion travel back in time to recruit Supergirl.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #86 (January 1961): Superboy appears as a statue and is witness to Lightning Lad's trip back into the past.
ADVENTURE COMICS #282 (March 1961): Superboy inducts Star Boy into the Legion in a flashback.
ACTION COMICS #276 #86 (May 1961): Superboy introduces Supergirl to her competition for membership and later inducts her along with Brainiac 5.
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ADVENTURE COMICS #289 (October 1961): Superboy statue cameo.
ADVENTURE COMICS #290 (November 1961): Superboy appears in reference to Sun Boy's induction.
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #149 (November 1961): Superboy pays tribute to the fallen Superman.
SUPERMAN ANNUAL (Vol. 1) #4 (1961): First mention of Superboy's real name and homeworld:; (8) Superboy possesses the power of super-magnetism, which he inherited from his parents who migrated from the planet BRAAL! Evolution has given Braalians the power to magnetically battle metal monsters who roam that world. Scene shows Superboy preventing a rocket-car collision by magnetically repelling the two metal craft.
ACTION COMICS #285 (February 1962): Superboy magnetically lowers Supergirl's message rocket and puzzlingly uses a screwdriver to remove a lead plate from the Legion's Supergirl bust.
ADVENTURE COMICS #293 (February 1962): Superboy helps form the Legion of Super-Pets to stop the Brain Globes of Rambat.
ACTION COMICS #287 (April 1962): Superboy is impersonated by a Chameleon Man.
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #152 (April 1962): Superboy presents Superman and Supergirl busts of the the Legionnaires to commemerate the anniversary of Supergirl's first day on Earth.
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ACTION COMICS #290 (July 1962): Superboy appears as a one of Supergirl's Legion figurines.
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ADVENTURE COMICS #300 (September 1962)
ADVENTURE COMICS #301 (October 1962)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #100 (October 1962): Superboy appears as a one of Superboy's Legion statuettes.
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #156 (October 1962): Superboy visits a dying Superman.
ADVENTURE COMICS #302 (November 1962)
ADVENTURE COMICS #303 (December 1962)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) ANNUAL #6 (1962): Superboy appears with other Legionnaires in a time bubble on the back cover.
ADVENTURE COMICS #304 (January 1963): Superboy steps down as leader.
ADVENTURE COMICS #305 (February 1963)
ACTION COMICS #298 (March 1963): Superboy is unable to aid Supergirl in a time of need.
ADVENTURE COMICS #306 (March 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #307 (April 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #308 (May 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #309 (June 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #310 (July 1963)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #162 (July 1963): Superboy is among the Legionnaires who bring an ark from the future to help Supergirl travel to New Krypton in the imaginary story, "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!"
ADVENTURE COMICS #311 (August 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #312 (September 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #313 (October 1963)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #72 (October 1963): Superboy poses as the Human Porcupine in a ruse to induct Jimmy Olsen as an honorary member.
ADVENTURE COMICS #314 (November 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #315 (December 1963)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) ANNUAL #8 (1963): Reprints "Prisioner of the Super-Heroes!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #267, December 1959.
ADVENTURE COMICS #316 (January 1964): (8) Superboy possesses the power of super-magnetism, which he inherited from his parents who migrated from the planet BRAAL! Evolution has given Braalians the power to magnetically battle metal monsters who roam that world. Scene shows Superboy preventing a rocket-car collision by magnetically repelling the two metal craft.
ADVENTURE COMICS #317 (February 1964)
SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #47 (February 1964): Superboy's face appears in a cameo.
ADVENTURE COMICS #318 (March 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #319 (April 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #320 (May 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #321 (June 1964)
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #142 (June 1964): Superboy appears as a statuette. His powers are used by the Composite Superman.
ADVENTURE COMICS #322 (July 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #323 (August 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #324 (September 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #325 (October 1964)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #172 (October 1964): Superboy temporarily grants Superman super-magnetism after he loses his powers.
ADVENTURE COMICS #326 (November 1964)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #173 (October 1964): Superboy is pictured on a wall and appears as an elderly model.
ADVENTURE COMICS #327 (December 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #328 (January 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #329 (February 1965): KNOW YOUR LEGIONNAIRES: Superboy (Rokk Krinn) came with his parents from the planet Braal, where the people evolved magnetic powers to battle the metal monsters of that world. With Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, Superboy was one of the Legion's original members.
ADVENTURE COMICS #330 (March 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #331 (April 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #332 (May 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #333 (June 1965)
80 PAGE GIANT (Vol. 1) #11 (June 1965): Reprints "The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!" from SUPERBOY (vol. 1) #86, January 1961 and "The Superman Family" from SUPERMAN ANNUAL (Vol. 1) #6, 1962.
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #85 (June 1965): Superboy is among the Legionnaires honored in front of Jimmy Olsen.
ADVENTURE COMICS #334 (July 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #335 (August 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #336 (September 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #337 (October 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #338 (November 1965)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #125 (November 1965): Superboy is among the Legionnaires who initially reject Kid Psycho and later admit him as an honorary Legionnaire.
ADVENTURE COMICS #339 (December 1965)
ACTION COMICS #331 (December 1965): Superboy's face is among the Legionnaires who appear on Surya's belt.
ADVENTURE COMICS #340 (January 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #341 (February 1966)
ACTION COMICS #331 (March 1966): Reprints "The Three Super-Heroes!" from ACTION COMICS #267, August 1960.
ADVENTURE COMICS #342 (March 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #343 (April 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #344 (May 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #345 (June 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #346 (July 1966): MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES:Superboy - Has magnetic powers.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #131 (July 1966): Superboy appears as a statuette.
ADVENTURE COMICS #347 (August 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #348 September 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #349 (October 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #350 (November 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #351 (December 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #352 (January 1967): KNOW YOUR LEGIONNAIRES - THE ORIGIN OF Superboy:; On the planet Braal, there are whole species of animals of living metal. Some of these are monstrous creatures which are very dangerous. The humans of that world would long ago have falled victim to these brutes if they had not evolved a method of combatting them - magnetic powers which enable them to attract or repel certain metals, such as iron and nickel. It was on this planet that Rokk Krinn, son of Hu and Ewa Krinn, was born. When he was in his teens, a financial depression struck the entire world of Braal. Times were hard and jobs were difficult to come by. Since the people of Braal consider a person grown at the age of 14, Rokk decided to do something to help his family. He figured his magnetic powers would be useful in some industry on the planet Earth - so that's where he headed. It was just at this time that two other alien young people with super-powers chose to visit our world - Garth Ranzz and Imra Ardeen. Garth and Rokk met soon after they reached Earth and they roomed together. One day, they happened to be at the same place as Imra - and the three of them used their powers to save the life of the richest man in the universe. So impressed was he that he suggested they form a crime-fighting organization, which he would finance. This was perfect for Rokk, since their benefactor, Mr. Brandes, included ample money to support them and their families. The full story of the Legion's origin will be told in a future issue. Suffice it to add that Rock, Garth and Imra became, respectively, Superboy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, and they have since used their magnetic, electrical and ESP powers to battle evil throughout the universe. Rokk brought his parents and his kid brother, Pol, to Earth, where the new Legion of Super-Heroes was headquartered. They live in a cottage in one of the suburbs of Metropolis. Oh, yes - Superboy became the first leader of the Legion. He has since been succeeded by Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid.
ADVENTURE COMICS #353 (February 1967)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #193 (February 1967): Reprints "The Death of Superman!" from SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #149, November 1961.
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SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #100 (March 1967)
ACTION COMICS #347 (April 1967): Superboy mentioned in text piece, "SUPERGIRL'S LEGION ADVENTURES."
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ADVENTURE COMICS #356 (May 1967)
ADVENTURE COMICS #357 (June 1967): First Comic appearance of Pol Krinn (first mentioned in ADVENTURE COMICS #352, January 1967).
ADVENTURE COMICS #358 (July 1967)
ADVENTURE COMICS #359 (August 1967)
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #168 (August 1967): Superboy appears as a statuette.
ADVENTURE COMICS #360 (September 1967)
ADVENTURE COMICS #361 (October 1967)
ADVENTURE COMICS #362 (November 1967): MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES:Superboy (Rokk Krinn) - Planet Braal - Magnetic powers.
ADVENTURE COMICS #363 (December 1967)
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ADVENTURE COMICS #364 (January 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #365 (February 1968): (8) Superboy possesses the power of super-magnetism, which he inherited from his parents who migrated from the planet BRAAL! Evolution has given Braalians the power to magnetically battle metal monsters who roam that world. Scene shows Superboy preventing a rocket-car collision by magnetically repelling the two metal craft.
ADVENTURE COMICS #366 (March 1968)
ACTION COMICS #360 (March 1968): Reprints "The Infinite Monster!" from ACTION COMICS #285, February 1962.
ADVENTURE COMICS #367 (April 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #368 (May 1968): Superboy recieves 32 votes in the first fan-based leader election.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #147 (May 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #369 (June 1968)
ACTION COMICS #365 (July 1968): Superboy in flashback cameo.
ADVENTURE COMICS #370 (July 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #371 (August 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #372 (September 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #373 (October 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #374 (November 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #375 (December 1968)
ADVENTURE COMICS #376 (January 1969)
ADVENTURE COMICS #377 (February 1969)
ADVENTURE COMICS #378 (March 1969)
ADVENTURE COMICS #379 (April 1969)
ADVENTURE COMICS #380 (May 1969)
ACTION COMICS #377 (June 1969): Reprints "The Face Behind the Lead Mask!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #300, September 1962.
ACTION COMICS #378 (July 1969)
ACTION COMICS #379 (August 1969)
ACTION COMICS #380 (September 1969)
ACTION COMICS #381 (October 1969)
ACTION COMICS #382 (November 1969)
ACTION COMICS #383 (December 1969)
ACTION COMICS #384 (January 1970)
ACTION COMICS #385 (February 1970)
ACTION COMICS #386 (March 1970)
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ACTION COMICS #387 (April 1970)
ACTION COMICS #388 (May 1970)
ACTION COMICS #389 (June 1970)
ACTION COMICS #390 (July 1970)
ACTION COMICS #391 (August 1970)
ACTION COMICS #392 (September 1970)

Cosmic Man

Cosmic Man by Curt Swan

¹SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961): First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Superboy as an adult.
²ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962): Second appearance.
³SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962): Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.
⁴ADVENTURE COMICS #354 (March 1967)
⁵ADVENTURE COMICS #355 (April 1967)
⁶WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #172 (December 1967)
⁷ADVENTURE COMICS #390 (March 1970): Reprints "When Supergirl Played Cupid" [originally "Superman's Super-Courtship!"] from ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962).
⁸DC SUPER-STARS #3 (May 1976): Reprints "The Adult Legion" from ADVENTURE COMICS #354, March 1967 and "The War of the Legions!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #355, April 1967.

Superboy by Ross Andru
and Mike Esposito

ADVENTURE COMICS #403 (March 1971)

Reprints "The Stolen Super-Powers!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #304, January 1963, "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #305, February 1963, "The Return of Lightning Lad!" from. ADVENTURE COMICS #308, May 1963, "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires! Part I" & "The Bravest Legionnaire! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #312, September 1963.

Superboy fan costume designed by Kenneth Bryan of Elba, Alabama & drawn by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito - never used in a story.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #172 (March 1971)

Flashback to first meeting with Garth Ranzz.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #173 (April 1971)

Superboy figures out which Superboy was created by Mordru�s magic.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #176 (July 1971)

SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #140 (July 1971)

Reprints "The World of Doomed Olsens!" from SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #72, October 1963.

ADVENTURE COMICS #409 (August 1971)

Reprints "The Condemned Legionnaires! Part I" & "The Secret of Satan Girl! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #313, October 1963.

ADVENTURE COMICS #410 (September 1971)

Reprints "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires! Part I" & "The Triumph of the Super-Heroines! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #326, November 1964. [Note: Page 2 of each chapter is switched.]

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #177 (September 1971)

Reprints "The Revenge of the Knave from Krypton! Part I" & "The Treachery of Molock the Merciless! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #320, May 1964.

ADVENTURE COMICS #411 (October 1971)

Reprints "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion! Part I" & "The Legionnaire Dropouts! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #337, October 1965.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #178 (October 1971)

Reprints "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire! Part I" & "The Youth who Wasn�t Human! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #327, December 1964.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #180 (December 1971)

Reprints "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #301, October 1962.

BATMAN #238 (January 1972)

Reprints "The Legion of Super-Outlaws! Part I" & "The Battle of the Super-Teams! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #324, September 1964.

"Key to the Super-Heroes" - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: Superboy (Rokk Krinn) - Planet Braal - Super- magnetic powers.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #181 (January 1972)

Reprints "The Six-Legged Legionnaire!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #355, April 1967.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #185 (May 1972)

Reprints "The Eight Impossible Missions! Part I" & "The Amazing Winner of the Great Proty Puzzle! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #323, August 1964.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #191 (October 1972)

Superboy gives Sun Boy a rare piece of Arguvian Slab-sculpture as a birthday present and then stops Dr. Regulus (hidden within it) by reflecting his power back at himself with a mirror.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #1 (February 1973)

Reprints "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion! Part I" & "The Secret of the Legion Rookie! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #328, January 1965.

"THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES MEMBERSHIP LIST - (PART ONE)" by Cary Bates 4) Superboy (Rokk Krinn) came from the planet Brall where the people evolved magnetic powers to battle the metal monsters of that world.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #2 (March 1973)

Reprints "The War Between Krypton and Earth! Part I" & "The Civil War of the Legion! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #333, June 1965.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #3 (April 1973)

Reprints "Computo the Conqueror!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #340, January 1966.

100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (Vol. 2) DC-18 (July 1973)

Reprints "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!" from SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #162, July 1963.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #4 (July 1973)

Reprints "The Weirdo Legionnaire [aka Colossal Boy�s One-Man War!]! Part I" & "The Strategy of Brainiac 5! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #341, February 1966.

THE AMAZING WORLD OF SUPERMAN, METROPOLIS EDITION (August 1973)

Reprints "The Superman Family" from SUPERMAN ANNUAL (Vol.1) #6, 1962.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #197 (September 1973)

Superboy (along with Superboy, Mon-El, and Saturn Girl) is shown on the cover.

Superboy is among the Legionnaires who welcomes back the thought-dead Timber Wolf.

100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (Vol. 2) DC-21 (October 1973)

Reprints "The Super Moby Dick of Space! Part I"& "The Cosmic Quest of Lightning Lad! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #332, May 1965.

7-11 COMIC CUPS (1973)

Superboy among the Legionnaires to have a 7-11 cup made.

SECRET ORIGINS (Vol. 2) #6 (January 1974)

Reprints "The Origin of the Legion!" from SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #147, May 1968.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #200 (January 1974)

Superboy attends the wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel. He is also one of four Legionnaires to confront Starfinger once Duo Damsel is kidnapped. Superboy uses his power of super-magnetism to expose Superboy's ruse by bombarding the metallic uniform with opposite charges so that it will rip itself apart.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #201 (March 1974)

ERG-1's disembodied form is unable take over Superboy's body to free his uniform due to his flight ring's energy in "The Betrayer from Beyond."

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #223 (March 1974)

Reprints "The Composite Superman! Part I" & "The Battle Between Titans! Part II" from WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #142, June 1964.

Superboy by Dave Cockrum

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #202 (May 1974)

"The Lore of the Legion!"

Superboy

Real Name: Rokk Krinn

Home Planet: Braal

Origin: People of Braal developed magnetic powers to combat metal monsters of that world.

Other Data: First leader of the Legion. Both Parents living. Has a younger brother, Pol Krinn. Dates Night Girl of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #203 (July 1974)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #204 (September 1974)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #205 (November 1974)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #206 (January 1975)

LIMITED COLLECTORS' EDITION C-34 (February 1975)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #207 (March 1975)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #208 (April 1975)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #209 (June 1975)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #210 (August 1975)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #211 (September 1975)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #212 (October 1975)

THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #9 (November 1975)

"The Legion Handbook"

Superboy
Rokk Krinn of Braal
Although he told Superboy he got his �magnetic eyes of super-power� from special serums in the first Legion story (Adventure 247) in reality his parents were responsible for Cos� magnetic powers.
On Braal, his parents� birthplace, dangerous species of living metal monsters menaced the humans. To combat them, the inhabitants developed magnetic powers which they used to repel the beasts. His parents, Hu and Ewa Krinn, were on Earth when Rokk was born. Apparantly, they soon moved back to Braal, because in Rokk�s teens a tremendous depression struck that planet and he, his parents, and his brother Pol were thrust into poverty. Since people on that planet are considered adults at age 14, Rokk went to Earth to use his magnetic power in industry to raise money for his family.
On the ship to Earth, he met Garth Ranzz, with whom he later shared a room. With the aid of Imra Ardeen, the two boys stopped an assassination attempt on billionaire R.J. Brande. This led to their forming the Legion of Super-Heroes with Brande�s support and encouragement.
Brande gave each Legionnaire money to support both themselves and their families (this later became the �Legion Living Allowance�), so Rokk brought his family to Earth, where the Legion was headquartered. They live in a cottage in a suburb of Metropolis. He frequently visits them and often plays Magno-ball with his younger brother. This is a type of ping-pong native to Braal played magnetically with an iron ball. His parents have been married for more than fifty years. He gave them a golden statue of the Clubhouse for their Golden Anniversary (Adventure 328).
On the cover to the first Legion story, he had a pink and black outfit similar to the current one, with baggy sleeves and a purple-tinted space helmet. In that story, as previously stated, he had magnetic eyes. (Apparantly, the magnetic emanations can come from any part of his body.) He was also leader of the Legion, a title he was to hold until Adventure 304. By the Legion�s second appearance, (Adventure 267) his costume was identical to the current one in design but was colored violet and pink instead of pink and white. His powers became those we normally associate with Cos soon after (Adventure 293), and his costume became the standard one.
Rokk has mastered Ku-Jui, a fighting technique of Braal similar to Earth�s Karate.
A Mento-Helmet can be used to harness Superboy�s magnetic power to give him powers similar to those of Saturn Girl but over a greater distance.
As an adult, he will marry Night Woman but remain active as the Legion leader.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #213 (December 1975)

DC Calendar 1976 (1975)

February - 11: Birthday of Rokk Krinn (Superboy)

The Legion served as a pin-up for January.

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #214 (January 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #215 (March 1976)

KARATE KID #1 (April 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #216 (April 1976)

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KARATE KID #2 (June 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #217 (June 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #218 (July 1976)

THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #12 (August 1976)

KARATE KID #3 (August 1976)

SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #6 (August 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #219 (September 1976)

KARATE KID #4 (October 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #220 (October 1976)

Superboy by Mike Grell

LIMITED COLLECTORS' EDITION C-49 (October 1976)

THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #13 (November 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #221 (November 1976)

KARATE KID #5 (December 1976)

SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #222 (December 1976)

¹SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961): First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Superboy as an adult.
²ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962): Second appearance.
³SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962): Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.

Superboy by George Perez

THE BEST OF DC Digest #24 (May 1982): Superboy new costume.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 2) #287 (May 1982): Superboy by Keith Giffen

¹SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961): First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Superboy as an adult.
²ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962): Second appearance.
³SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962): Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.

Superboy by Keith Giffen

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 4) #1 (November 1989): An adult Rokk Krinn (no longer using the name"Superboy")...
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 4) #2 (December 1989)

SW6 Batch

Superboy by Chris Sprouse

¹Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 4) #24 (December 1991): First Appearance of SW6 Legion.
²Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 4) #25 (January 1992): Second appearance.
³Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 4) #26 (February 1992): Third appearance.

Superboy by Alan Davis

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 4) #0 (October 1994): Restart.
LEGIONNAIRES #0 (October 1994)

¹SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961): First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Superboy as an adult.
²ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962): Second appearance.
³SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962): Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.

Superboy by Barry Kitson

TEEN TITANS/LEGION SPECIAL #1 (November 2004): Restart.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (V0l. 5) #1 ( 2005)

¹SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961): First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Superboy as an adult.
²ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962): Second appearance.
³SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962): Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.

Superboy by Bruce Timm

SUPERMAN: NEW KIDS IN TOWN (Season Three) #44 (First Aired: Saturday October 31, 1998): Superboy (voiced by Chad Lowe), along with Chameleon Boy and Saturn Girl, travels back in time to stop [original] Brainiac from killing Clark Kent in his youth.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Season One) # ( 2007): Superboy by ?

¹SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961): First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Superboy as an adult.
²ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962): Second appearance.
³SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962): Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.