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SUPERBOY #98

Cover Date: July 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-05-17

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein

Story: "The Super-Student of Swankhurst Academy" (13 Pages)

Credits:

Story	?
Art	Al Plastino
Lettering	Milt Snapinn
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Murray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Adventure Comics #297)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (last in Adventure Comics #297; next in second story this issue)

Villain(s):

"Silk" Pomeroy (first appearance; a con artist, starts the Swankhurst Academy to get information on the students' wealthy parents)

Gurkin (first appearance; Pomeroy's assistant)

other member so Pomeroy's gang (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Mark Denley (a student; first appearance)

Doctor Denley (Mark's father; first appearance)

Otto Binker (a student; first appearance)

Mr. and Mrs. Binker (Ottos; parents; first appearance)

Carver (a student; first appearance)

Dexter Van Smith (a student; first appearance)

other students of Swankhurst Academy (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Smallville

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the fall, at the start of the school year and over the course of three weeks.

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Second Story: "The Boy with Ultra-Powers!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Lettering	Milt Snapinn
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Murray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in the first story this issue; next in Adventure Comics #298)

Guest Star(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes

Cosmic Boy (behind the scenes; last in Action Comics #287/2; next in Adventure Comics #300/2)

Lightning Lad (behind the scenes; last in Action Comics #287/2; next in Adventure Comics #300/2)

Saturn Girl (behind the scenes; last in Action Comics #287/2; next in Adventure Comics #300/2)

Ultra Boy (Jo Nah; first appearance; also disguised as "Gary Crane;" also in flashback preceding flashback in Adventure Comics #316; next in issue #100/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (last in the first story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #298)

Martha Kent (in between Adventure Comics #297 and #298)

Krypto (last in issue #97/2; next in Adventure Comics #298)

Lana Lang (in between Adventure Comics #297 and #298)

Pete Ross (last in issue #96; next in Adventure Comics #298)

Marla Latham (first appearance; also disguised as "Ben Crane;" last chronological appearance in flashback in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1; next in Action Comics #392/2)