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| Volume = 1
  
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| Issue = 131
  
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| Day = 17
 
| Month = 7
  
| Month = 7
 
| Year = 1966
  
| Year = 1966
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| Penciler1_1 = George Papp
  
| Penciler1_1 = George Papp
 
| Inker1_1 = George Papp
  
| Inker1_1 = George Papp
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| Colorist1_1 =
 
| Letterer1_1 =
 
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| Writer2_1 = Otto Binder
  
| Writer2_1 = Otto Binder
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| Inker3_1 = George Papp
  
| Inker3_1 = George Papp
   
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| Quotation =
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| Quotation = What's this? '''Rohtul Xel High School'''! You spelled my name backwards, you super-chiseler!
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| Speaker =
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| Speaker = [[Alexis Luthor (Earth-One)|Lex Luthor]]
   
 
| StoryTitle1 = Lex Luthor, Imp
  
| StoryTitle1 = Lex Luthor, Imp
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| Synopsis1 = Mxyzptlk returns to Earth to plague Superboy. Lex Luthor seizes the opportunity and builds a machine to siphon off Mxyzptlk's powers and give them to himself. Angry that he was upstaged, Mxyzptlk starts a battle with Luthor with Superboy caught in the middle.
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| Synopsis1 = [[Mister Mxyzptlk (Earth-One)|Mister Mxyzptlk]] returns to [[Earth]] to plague [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]. [[Alexis Luthor (Earth-One)|Lex Luthor]] seizes the opportunity and builds a machine to siphon off Mxyzptlk's powers and give them to himself. Angry that he was upstaged, Mxyzptlk starts a battle with Luthor with Superboy caught in the middle.
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Superboy tricks Mxyzptlk into saying his name backwards, sending the imp home to Zrfff. Luthor retains his powers though. Superboy tries the same trick on Lex, but even when he says his name backwards, Lex's powers don't disappear. Superboy then examines the machine that gave Lex his power. After completing his analysis, Superboy finds a way to remove Lex's powers using a coded set of numbers which represent Lex's name.
  
   
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Superboy tricks Mxyzptlk into saying his name backwards, sending the imp home to the [[Fifth Dimension]]. Luthor retains his powers though. Superboy tries the same trick on Lex, but even when he says his name backwards, Lex's powers don't disappear. Superboy then examines the machine that gave Lex his power. After completing his analysis, Superboy realizes that since the secret of Luthor's power was first written in machine code; Lex must be made to recite his name backwards in that same code.
   
 
| StoryTitle2 = The Fists and the Fury!
  
| StoryTitle2 = The Fists and the Fury!
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| Synopsis2 = While handling an emergency, Superboy is suddenly attacked by three disembodied fists. Since the fists are not attached to bodies, the Boy of Steel is unable to fight back. Oddly, the fists break off their attack as suddenly as it began.
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| Synopsis2 = While handling an emergency, [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]] is suddenly attacked by three disembodied fists. Since the fists are not attached to bodies, the Boy of Steel is unable to fight back. Oddly, the fists break off their attack as suddenly as it began.
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After one more strange encounter with the flying fists, Superboy changes into his Clark Kent identity. The fists come after him again, but before they can strike and expose his secret, they fly off in another direction.
 
After one more strange encounter with the flying fists, Superboy changes into his Clark Kent identity. The fists come after him again, but before they can strike and expose his secret, they fly off in another direction.
   
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Superboy deduces that the fists were created when he was accidentally exposed to Red Kryptonite. The fists were then drawn to him by a magnet, he had kept in the pocket of his cape. Each time the fists broke off the attack when Superboy neared a heat source which interrupted the magnet's pull. When the Red K wears off, the threat of the fists ends.
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Superboy deduces that the fists were created when he was accidentally exposed to [[Red Kryptonite]]. The fists were then drawn to him by a magnet, he had kept in the pocket of his cape. Each time the fists broke off the attack when Superboy neared a heat source which interrupted the magnet's pull. When the Red K wears off, the threat of the fists ends.
 
 
   
 
| StoryTitle3 = The Dog from S.C.P.A!
  
| StoryTitle3 = The Dog from S.C.P.A!
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| Synopsis3 = While Superboy is on a Legion mission, Krypto patrols space, sees a colossal dog super-hero named Mammoth Mutt killed by a missile, and learns from the dog’s dying breaths about the Space Canine Patrol Agents, a group of dog super-heroes, and the Canine Caper Gang, who sent the missile that killed him. Krypto helps free the SCPA, learning that each dog hero has a single super-power (such as Tusky Husky’s ability to grow a long tooth, and Tail Terrier’s elastic tail), and helps them defeat the evil Top Dog and his Canine Caper bunch. Krypto is admitted to the SCPA, then returns to Earth, awaiting the next summons from his fellow canine crimebusters.
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| Synopsis3 = While [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]] is on a [[Legion of Super-Heroes (Pre-Zero Hour)|Legion]] mission, [[Krypto (Earth-One)|Krypto]] patrols space, sees a colossal dog super-hero named [[Mammoth Mutt (Earth-One)|Mammoth Mutt]] killed by a missile, and learns from the dog's dying breaths about the [[Space Canine Patrol Agents]], a group of dog super-heroes, and the Canine Caper Gang, who sent the missile that killed him. Krypto helps free the SCPA, learning that each dog hero has a single super-power (such as [[Tusky Husky (Earth-One)|Tusky Husky's]] ability to grow a long tooth, and [[Tail Terrier (Earth-One)|Tail Terrier's]] elastic tail), and helps them defeat the evil Top Dog and his Canine Caper bunch. Krypto is admitted to the SCPA, then returns to Earth, awaiting the next summons from his fellow canine crimebusters.
   
 
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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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*{{apn|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]|Adventure Comics #345|Adventure Comics #346}}
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* {{a|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]}}<!--
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* <br/>-->
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* {{apn|[[Lex Luthor (Earth-One)|Luthor]]|Superboy #121|Superboy #166}}
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* {{a|[[Alexis Luthor (Earth-One)|Luthor]]}}
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*{{a|[[Mister Mxyzptlk (Earth-One)|Mr. Mxyzptlk]]}}
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*{{a|[[Mister Mxyzptlk (Earth-One)|Mr. Mxyzptlk]]}}<!--
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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*{{a|[[Smallville (Earth-One)|Smallville]]}}
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* {{a|[[Fifth Dimension]]}}
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** {{a|[[Zrfff]]}}
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*{{a|[[Smallville, Kansas|Smallville]]}}
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** Luthor's Apartment
 
**{{a|[[Smallville High School]]}}
  
**{{a|[[Smallville High School]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
 
* Luthor's Analyzer Ray
  
* Luthor's Analyzer Ray
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* Luthor's Computer
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* Luthor's Computer<!--
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* <br/>-->
   
 
| Appearing2 =
 
| Appearing2 =
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
*{{a|[[Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)|Jonathan Kent]]}}
  
*{{a|[[Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)|Jonathan Kent]]}}
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*{{a|[[Martha Kent (Earth-One)|Martha Kent]]}}
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*{{a|[[Martha Clark (Earth-One)|Martha Kent]]}}
 
*{{a|[[Lana Lang (Earth-One)|Lana Lang]]}}
  
*{{a|[[Lana Lang (Earth-One)|Lana Lang]]}}
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*{{a|[[Peter Ross (Earth-One)|Pete Ross]]}}
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*{{a|[[Peter Ross (Earth-One)|Pete Ross]]}}<!--
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* <br/>-->
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
 
* Clark's Science Teacher
  
* Clark's Science Teacher
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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*{{a|[[Smallville (Earth-One)|Smallville]]}}
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*{{a|[[Smallville, Kansas|Smallville]]}}
 
**{{a|[[Smallville High School]]}}
  
**{{a|[[Smallville High School]]}}
 
** Smallville Museum
  
** Smallville Museum
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* Pete Ross' Grill
  
* Pete Ross' Grill
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* Ford Tudor Police Car
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* <br/>
  
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* missile
   
 
| Appearing3 =
 
| Appearing3 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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*{{a|[[Krypto]]}}
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*{{a|[[Krypto (Earth-One)|Krypto]]}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
 
*{{a|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]}}
  
*{{a|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
 
* Chief Top Dog {{Only}}
  
* Chief Top Dog {{Only}}
 
* Canine Caper Gang {{Only}}
  
* Canine Caper Gang {{Only}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Space Canine Patrol Agents]]}} {{1st}}
  
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** {{a|[[Tail Terrier (Earth-One)|Tail Terrier]]}}
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** {{a|[[Tail Terrier (Earth-One)|Tail Terrier]]}} {{1st}}
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** {{a|[[Tusky Husky (Earth-One)|Tusky Husky]]}}
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** {{a|[[Tusky Husky (Earth-One)|Tusky Husky]]}} {{1st}}
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** {{a|[[Chameleon Collie (Earth-One)|Chameleon Collie]]}}
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** {{a|[[Chameleon Collie (Earth-One)|Chameleon Collie]]}} {{1st}}
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** {{a|[[Hot Dog (Earth-One)|Hot Dog]]}}
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** {{a|[[Hot Dog (Earth-One)|Hot Dog]]}} {{1st}}
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** {{a|[[Paw Pooch (Earth-One)|Paw Pooch]]}} {{1st}}
 
** {{a|[[Mammoth Mutt (Earth-One)|Mammoth Mutt]]}} {{Only Dies}}
  
** {{a|[[Mammoth Mutt (Earth-One)|Mammoth Mutt]]}} {{Only Dies}}
 
* Space Cat Patrol Agents {{Only}}
  
* Space Cat Patrol Agents {{Only}}
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** Atomic Tom
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** Atomic Tom {{Only}}
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** Power Puss
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** Power Puss {{Only}}
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** Crab-Tabby {{Only}}
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
 
* Planet of Dog-People
  
* Planet of Dog-People
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| Notes =
 
| Notes =
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* "Lex Luthor, Imp" is reprinted in {{c|Best of DC Vol 1 7}}
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* "Lex Luthor, Imp" is reprinted in {{c|The Best of DC Vol 1 7}}
 
| Trivia =
 
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| Recommended =
 
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 10 August 2023

"Lex Luthor, Imp": Mister Mxyzptlk returns to Earth to plague Superboy. Lex Luthor seizes the opportunity and builds a machine to siphon off Mxyzptlk's powers and give them to himself. Angry that he was upst

Quote1 What's this? Rohtul Xel High School! You spelled my name backwards, you super-chiseler! Quote2
— Lex Luthor

Superboy #131 is an issue of the series Superboy (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1966. It was published on May 17, 1966.

Synopsis for "Lex Luthor, Imp"

Mister Mxyzptlk returns to Earth to plague Superboy. Lex Luthor seizes the opportunity and builds a machine to siphon off Mxyzptlk's powers and give them to himself. Angry that he was upstaged, Mxyzptlk starts a battle with Luthor with Superboy caught in the middle.

Superboy tricks Mxyzptlk into saying his name backwards, sending the imp home to the Fifth Dimension. Luthor retains his powers though. Superboy tries the same trick on Lex, but even when he says his name backwards, Lex's powers don't disappear. Superboy then examines the machine that gave Lex his power. After completing his analysis, Superboy realizes that since the secret of Luthor's power was first written in machine code; Lex must be made to recite his name backwards in that same code.

Appearing in "Lex Luthor, Imp"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

Locations:

Items:

  • Luthor's Analyzer Ray
  • Luthor's Computer


Synopsis for "The Fists and the Fury!"

While handling an emergency, Superboy is suddenly attacked by three disembodied fists. Since the fists are not attached to bodies, the Boy of Steel is unable to fight back. Oddly, the fists break off their attack as suddenly as it began.

After one more strange encounter with the flying fists, Superboy changes into his Clark Kent identity. The fists come after him again, but before they can strike and expose his secret, they fly off in another direction.

Superboy deduces that the fists were created when he was accidentally exposed to Red Kryptonite. The fists were then drawn to him by a magnet, he had kept in the pocket of his cape. Each time the fists broke off the attack when Superboy neared a heat source which interrupted the magnet's pull. When the Red K wears off, the threat of the fists ends.

Appearing in "The Fists and the Fury!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Other Characters:

  • Clark's Science Teacher

Locations:

Items:

  • Magnet
  • Barrels of Popcorn Seed
  • Medieval Weaponry
  • Suits of Armor
  • Pete Ross' Grill

Vehicles:

  • Ford Tudor Police Car
  • missile

Synopsis for "The Dog from S.C.P.A!"

While Superboy is on a Legion mission, Krypto patrols space, sees a colossal dog super-hero named Mammoth Mutt killed by a missile, and learns from the dog's dying breaths about the Space Canine Patrol Agents, a group of dog super-heroes, and the Canine Caper Gang, who sent the missile that killed him. Krypto helps free the SCPA, learning that each dog hero has a single super-power (such as Tusky Husky's ability to grow a long tooth, and Tail Terrier's elastic tail), and helps them defeat the evil Top Dog and his Canine Caper bunch. Krypto is admitted to the SCPA, then returns to Earth, awaiting the next summons from his fellow canine crimebusters.

Appearing in "The Dog from S.C.P.A!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Chief Top Dog (Single appearance)
  • Canine Caper Gang (Single appearance)
  • Doggysaur

Other Characters:

Locations:

  • Planet of Dog-People

Items:

  • Legion of Super-Heroes Statuettes
  • Long-Range Missile
  • Dinosaur Skeleton
  • Viewer Monitor

Vehicles:

  • Canine Caper Gang's Getaway Rocket

Notes



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