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| Inker3_1 = Al Plastino
  
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| Quotation = You're terrific, Swifty! And you'll be even greater after I give you super-powers and put a spare cape on you!
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| Speaker = [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]
   
 
| StoryTitle1 = The Simpleton of Steel!
  
| StoryTitle1 = The Simpleton of Steel!
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| Synopsis1 = Superboy pretends to be made into a simpleton by a Red Kryptonite exposure (which really gives him six fingers on each hand) in order to trap two gangsters.
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| Synopsis1 = Saving coal-miners from a cave-in, [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]] is exposed to [[Red Kryptonite]] and pretends to be made into a simpleton, in order to trap two gangsters. [[Douglas Parker (Earth-One)|Chief Parker]] and the President of the Smallville Bank and Trust are part of the trap, where "Specs" McGurk and "Scarface" Malone are fooled into disclosing their operation.
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The Red Kryptonite had actually only given Superboy a sixth finger on each hand.
   
 
| StoryTitle2 = The Day Baby Lana Became "Super"!
  
| StoryTitle2 = The Day Baby Lana Became "Super"!
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| Synopsis2 = When baby Clark Kent pokes a hole in the Langs’ recreation room, Prof. Lewis Lang later sees the hole and believes baby Lana has gained super-powers from a magical idol he has brought back from Africa.
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| Synopsis2 = When baby [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Clark Kent]] pokes a hole in the [[Lang Farm|Langs']] recreation room, [[Lewis Lang (Earth-One)|Professor Lang]] believes baby [[Lana Lang (Earth-One)|Lana]] has gained super-powers from a magical idol he brought back from Africa.
   
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Several further incidents give the impression that Lana is indeed super-powered, but in each instance Clark performed the deed. She seems invulnerable when Clark saves her from a lion and a shark, and capable of flight when Clark hooks her with his fishing line.
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| StoryTitle3 = The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!
  
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| Synopsis3 = Krypto becomes jealous when Superboy gives temporary super-powers to a friendly dog named Swifty, until he learns that Swifty was intended to be his pal and save him from Kryptonite.
  
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In the end, Professor Lang throws the idol in the fire, as he fears disciplining an invulnerable child.
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| StoryTitle3 = The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!
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| Synopsis3 = [[Krypto (Earth-One)|Krypto]] becomes jealous when [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]] gives temporary super-powers to a friendly dog named Swifty, until he learns that Swifty was intended to be his pal and save him from [[Green Kryptonite]].
   
 
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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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*{{apn|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]|Adventure Comics #308|Adventure Comics #309}}
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*{{a|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Lana Lang (Earth-One)|Lana Lang]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* "Scarface" Malone
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* "Specs" McGurk
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'''Other Characters:'''
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* Coal Miners
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* {{a|[[Douglas Parker (Earth-One)|Chief Parker]]}}
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* President of the Smallville Bank & Trust
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* Smallville Fire Department
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'''Locations:'''
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* China
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** Poppy Field
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* Coalmine
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* {{a|[[Smallville, Kansas|Smallville]]}}
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** {{a|[[Lang Farm]]}}
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** Race Track
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'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Red Kryptonite]]}}<!--
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'''Vehicles:'''
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| Appearing2 =
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'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superbaby]]}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)|Jonathan Kent]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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* {{a|[[Lana Lang (Earth-One)|Lana Lang]]}}
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'''Villains:'''
  
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* {{a|[[Lewis Lang (Earth-One)|Lewis Lang]]}}<!--
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* <br/>
  
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* <br/>-->
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* Circus Folk
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* <br/>
  
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** Human Cannonball
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** Charlie Beasley {{Green|Lion Tamer}}
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*** Lion
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* General Waldo Talbot
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* <br/>
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* The Bay
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* Artillery Range
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* Circus
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* [[Krypton]] {{Mentioned}}
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* {{a|[[Smallville, Kansas|Smallville]]}}
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** {{a|[[Kent Farm]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* <br/>
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* Sharks
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* Toys
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* Umglikk {{Statue}}
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* Coal Truck
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* <br/>
  
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* Submarine
   
 
| Appearing3 =
 
| Appearing3 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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*{{apn|[[Krypto (Earth-One)|Krypto]]
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*{{a|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)|Jonathan Kent]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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* {{a|[[Krypto (Earth-One)|Krypto]]}}
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'''Villains:'''
  
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* {{a|[[Martha Clark (Earth-One)|Martha Clark]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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* Swifty the dog
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Hunters
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* Whalers
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* Canine Beings
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* <br/>
  
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* [[Peter Ross (Earth-One)|Pete Ross]] {{Mentioned}}
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* Pet Humans
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Doghouse of Solitude]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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* Distant Galaxy
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** Unnamed Canine Being Planet
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* {{a|[[Earth]]}}
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** Orangestone National Park
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** {{a|[[Smallville, Kansas|Smallville]]}}
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** {{a|[[Virginia]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Green Kryptonite]]}}
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* Whales
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* Whaling Boat
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| Notes = In "The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!"; Superboy uses [[Roz-Em (Earth-One)|Roz-Em's]] super-power formula from {{c|Adventure Comics Vol 1 304}} to give powers to Swifty the Dog.
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| Recommended =
 
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| Links =
 
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Revision as of 02:37, 27 July 2020

"The Simpleton of Steel!": Saving coal-miners from a cave-in, Superboy is exposed to Red Kryptonite and pretends to be made into a simpleton, in order to trap two gangsters. Chief Parker and the President of the Smallville Bank and Trust

Quote1 You're terrific, Swifty! And you'll be even greater after I give you super-powers and put a spare cape on you! Quote2
— Superboy

Superboy #105 is an issue of the series Superboy (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1963.

Synopsis for "The Simpleton of Steel!"

Saving coal-miners from a cave-in, Superboy is exposed to Red Kryptonite and pretends to be made into a simpleton, in order to trap two gangsters. Chief Parker and the President of the Smallville Bank and Trust are part of the trap, where "Specs" McGurk and "Scarface" Malone are fooled into disclosing their operation.

The Red Kryptonite had actually only given Superboy a sixth finger on each hand.

Appearing in "The Simpleton of Steel!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • "Scarface" Malone
  • "Specs" McGurk

Other Characters:

  • Coal Miners
  • Chief Parker
  • President of the Smallville Bank & Trust
  • Smallville Fire Department

Locations:

  • China
    • Poppy Field
  • Coalmine
  • Smallville
    • Lang Farm
    • Race Track

Items:


Synopsis for The Day Baby Lana Became "Super"!

When baby Clark Kent pokes a hole in the Langs' recreation room, Professor Lang believes baby Lana has gained super-powers from a magical idol he brought back from Africa.

Several further incidents give the impression that Lana is indeed super-powered, but in each instance Clark performed the deed. She seems invulnerable when Clark saves her from a lion and a shark, and capable of flight when Clark hooks her with his fishing line.

In the end, Professor Lang throws the idol in the fire, as he fears disciplining an invulnerable child.

Appearing in The Day Baby Lana Became "Super"!

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Other Characters:

  • Circus Folk
    • Human Cannonball
    • Charlie Beasley (Lion Tamer)
      • Lion
  • General Waldo Talbot

Locations:

Items:

  • Sharks
  • Toys
  • Umglikk (Statue only)

Vehicles:

  • Coal Truck
  • Submarine

Synopsis for "The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!"

Krypto becomes jealous when Superboy gives temporary super-powers to a friendly dog named Swifty, until he learns that Swifty was intended to be his pal and save him from Green Kryptonite.

Appearing in "The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Hunters
  • Whalers

Other Characters:

  • Canine Beings
  • Pete Ross (Mentioned only)
  • Pet Humans

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

  • Whaling Boat

Notes

In "The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!"; Superboy uses Roz-Em's super-power formula from Adventure Comics #304 to give powers to Swifty the Dog.



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