Superboy Vol 1 53

"The Suit of Steel": Superboy loses his costume again and it falls into the hands of several others, all of whom experience adventures with it.

"The Suit of Steel"
Cover
Superboy Vol 1 #53
December, 1956
Cover Artists	Curt Swan
The Suit of Steel
Writers	Otto Binder
Pencilers	John Sikela
Inkers	John Sikela
Editors	Mort Weisinger
The Super-Zoo from Krypton
Writers	Otto Binder
Pencilers	John Sikela
Inkers	John Sikela
Superboy's Switch in Time
Writers	Jerry Coleman
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	John Giunta
Previous Issue	Superboy # 52
Next Issue	Superboy # 54

Superboy #53 is an issue of the series Superboy (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1956.

Synopsis for "The Suit of Steel"

Superboy loses his costume again and it falls into the hands of several others, all of whom experience adventures with it.

Appearing in "The Suit of Steel"

Featured Characters:

• Superboy

Supporting Characters:

• Lana Lang
• Martha Kent

Other Characters:

• Miguel

Locations:

• Mexico
• United States of America
  • Smallville
    • City Dump
    • Hobo Camp
    • Kent Farm
    • Lang Farm
      • Garage
    • Pool Room
    • Weather Station

Vehicles:

• Latin America Airlines
  

Synopsis for "The Super-Zoo from Krypton"

When a group of animal eggs from Krypton lands on Earth, Superboy helps hatch them and thus puts beasts from his native world into a temporary zoo. But gangster Blacky Stone lays a Kryptonite trap for him.

Appearing in "The Super-Zoo from Krypton"

Featured Characters:

• Superboy

Supporting Characters:

• Kryptonians (Flashback and main story)
  • Giant Butterfly
  • Iron-Eating Hen
  • Mind-Reading Animal
  • Super Beast
  • Zoo-Keeper (Dies in flashback)
• Professor Lang

Antagonists:

• Blacky Stone

Other Characters:

• Naval Units
• Science Club (On a TV or computer screen)
• Superbaby (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Krypton (Flashback only)
  • Krypton Zoo (Flashback only)
• Smallville

Items:

• Green Kryptonite

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Rocket (Flashback and main story)
• Space Ark
  

Synopsis for "Superboy's Switch in Time"

When a criminal scientist's time-ray causes Superboy to exchange places in time with Superman, the Man of Steel must find a way to capture the villain and keep his youthful self's double identity a secret.

Appearing in "Superboy's Switch in Time"

Featured Characters:

• Superboy
• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Jonathan Kent
• Lana Lang
• Martha Kent

Antagonists:

• Professor Amos Weldon

Other Characters:

• U.S. Air Force

Locations:

• 1956
  • Arctic Circle
  • Metropolis (Mentioned only)
    • Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
• Smallville
  • Kent Farm
  • Kent General Store (Mentioned only)
  • Smallville Bank (Mentioned only)
  • Smallville High School
    • Gym

Items:

• Enlarging Machine (Destroyed)
  • Enlarging Ray (Destroyed)

Vehicles:

• Jet Planes

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Superboy series

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