Superboy Vol 1 55

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Superboy Vol 1 #55 March, 1957 Cover Artists Curt Swan Publisher DC Comics "The Mystery of the Space Trophies" Writers Otto Binder Pencilers John Sikela Inkers John Sikela "A Visit from Superman's Pal" Writers Otto Binder Pencilers Curt Swan Inkers Ray Burnley "The Secret of Smallville High" Writers Otto Binder Pencilers Curt Swan Inkers George Klein Previous Issue Next Issue Superboy #54 Superboy #56

In the future, I'm Superman's pal! Now, back in his boyhood times, I'm Superboy's pal, too! Hurray!

-- Jimmy Olsen

Appearing in "The Mystery of the Space Trophies"

Featured Characters:

•  Superboy 

Supporting Characters:

• Lana Lang
• Martha Kent

Villains:

• Harry Colt (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• Charlie Rolfe
• Emma Potter

Locations:

• Smallville

• Curio Shop
• Kent Farm

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Mystery of the Space Trophies"

A rocket carrying strange artifacts lands, and con man Harry Colt sells them as “Superboy souvenirs” from space.

Appearing in "A Visit from Superman's Pal"

Featured Characters:

•  Superboy 

Supporting Characters:

• Jimmy Olsen (Flashback and main story)
• Jonathan Kent
• Lana Lang
• Martha Kent
•  Superman  (Flashback and main story)

Villains:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Lois Lane (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth

• Egypt

• Giza

• Great Sphinx of Giza
• Pyramid of Giza

• United States of America (Flashback and main story)

• Metropolis (1957) (Flashback and main story)

• Chemical Plant (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Daily Planet

• Smallville

• Kent Farm
• Smallville High School

• The Moon
• Time Barrier (Flashback and main story)

Items:

• Amnesium
• Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "A Visit from Superman's Pal"

Jimmy Olsen is accidentally hurled through time by the backwash of one of Superman’s super-spins to the era of Superboy.

Appearing in "The Secret of Smallville High"

Featured Characters:

•  Superboy 

Supporting Characters:

• Jonathan Kent
• Lana Lang
• Martha Kent
• Prof. Lang

Villains:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Henry Dunn
• Louise Ash (In a photograph only)
• Tom Jones

Locations:

• Smallville

• Smallville High School

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  
  

Synopsis for "The Secret of Smallville High"

On Parents’ Day at Smallville High, Jonathan Kent gets to be principal for a day, and turns out to be a tyrant.

Notes

• "A Visit from Superman's Pal" was reprinted in Superboy: The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told.

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