Superman #106 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1956. It was published on May 8, 1956.
Synopsis for "Superman's First Exploit"
Dr. Reese Kearns, once discredited for panicking Metropolis with a meteor "hoax", gets the Daily Planet to run a contest in search of Superman's earliest super-feat. When pressed for the answer, Superman uses his super-memory to recall an incident in which, as baby Kal-El, he briefly emerged from Jor-El's rocket, fought a crystalline insect on a meteor, and then pushed off from the meteor to return to his rocket. The push-off sent the meteor off course and caused it to miss Metropolis, thus invalidating Kearns's claim. With that revelation, which Kearns had suspected, his reputation is repaired.
Appearing in "Superman's First Exploit"
Featured Characters:
- Superman/Clark Kent (Flashback and main story) (Also appears in flashback as Superboy and Superbaby)
Supporting Characters:
- Jonathan Kent (Flashback only)
- Jor-El (Dies in flashback)
- Lara (Dies in flashback)
- Lois Lane
- Martha Kent (Flashback only)
- Perry White
Antagonists:
- Crystalline space creature (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Dr. Reese Kearns (Single appearance)
- Barney Biggins (Single appearance)
- Mrs. Morris (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Earth
- Japan
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Smallville (Flashback only)
- Krypton (Destroyed in flashback)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Thefts of Clark Kent"
Clark Kent steals four meteors which are actually Green Kryptonite coated with lead from a strange space cloud. Later, Superman clears Clark Kent's name.
Appearing in "The Thefts of Clark Kent"
Featured Characters:
- Superman/Clark Kent (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- "Bullets" Barton (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Clark Kent's apartment
- Daily Planet
- Metro Museum
- Metropolis Observatory
- Perry White's house
Items:
Synopsis for "The Super-Outlaw of Metropolis"
Lex Luthor creates an alloy that picks up energy Superman uses in his super-feats and transmits it to a suit of electronic armor he has invented. The suit gives Luthor all of Superman's powers, but Superman defeats him by exposing himself to Green Kryptonite, which also transmits weakness to Luthor's suit.
Appearing in "The Super-Outlaw of Metropolis"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Gold Reserve Building
- Metropolis National Bank
Items:
- Green Kryptonite
- Luthor's Supersuit
Vehicles:
- Yacht
Notes
- "Superman's First Exploit" was reprinted in Superman Annual #1 and Superman #215.
- "The Super-Outlaw of Metropolis" was reprinted in The Best of DC #36.
Trivia
- "Superman's First Exploit":
- The account of Superbaby uprooting a streetlamp refers to "When Superboy Was a Superbaby" in Superboy #8.