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"The Boy Who Unmasked Superboy!": To test out a memory-erasing machine for Kryptonians, Varn, son of Vol-Don of Kandor's Look-Alike Squad, goes back to Superboy's time, masquerades as an obnoxious youth who discovers Clark Kent's secre

Superboy #118 is an issue of the series Superboy (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1965.

Synopsis for "The Boy Who Unmasked Superboy!"

To test out a memory-erasing machine for Kryptonians, Varn, son of Vol-Don of Kandor's Look-Alike Squad, goes back to Superboy's time, masquerades as an obnoxious youth who discovers Clark Kent's secret identity, makes life hell for the Kents for a week, and then reveals his secret to Superboy and uses the device to wipe the memory of his visit from Superboy and the Kents.

Appearing in "The Boy Who Unmasked Superboy!"

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  • Color Wheel
  • Enlarging-Ray Device
  • Giant Key
  • Matter-Transmitter (Flashback and main story)
  • Mento-Eraser
  • Smallville Sentinel (In dream sequence only)
  • Super-Torture Device (Flashback only)
  • Superboy Robots
  • Triple decker sandwich with ham, roast beef and swiss cheese

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Synopsis for "The Greatest Gladiator in Rome!"

To restore a high-diver's courage, Superboy takes him to ancient Rome and has him perform as a gladiator.

Appearing in "The Greatest Gladiator in Rome!"

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  • "Iron Nerves" Ned

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  • Brutor
  • Gasparo
  • Marcellus
  • Matter-Eater Beast

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  • Emperor

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  • Space-Ships

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Synopsis for "The War Between Superboy and Krypto!"

The Superboy Revenge Squad tries to get Superboy and Krypto to fight each other to the death with an exposure of Red Kryptonite, but the effort proves fruitless.

Appearing in "The War Between Superboy and Krypto!"

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  • Krypto (Flashback and main story)

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  • Gravimobile
  • Riverbot (Mentioned only)

Notes

  • The Roman Emperor in the second story is unnamed.



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