Superboy #89

(June 1961)

Superboy's Big Brother! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy [Kal-El]; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)

Synopsis:

When a space ship crashes outside Smallville, Superboy finds an amnesiac, super-powered youth who might be his older brother. He christens him Mon-El and sets him up with a secret identity, but he soon finds evidence that Mon-El is not, in fact, Kryptonian.

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 (May 1966)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G22 (May 1966)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #494 [Direct] (December 1982)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([June] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Reworked from "Superman's Big Brother" in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #80.
1st appearance of Mon-El.

["Here's a customer, Ollie. Take care of him!"] (Table of Contents)

Ollie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Secret of Mon-El! [Superboy's Big Brother!] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Mon-El [Bob Cobb] (origin); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Miss Joyce; King Mycerinua; Rhodopis; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone

Synopsis:

Trying to prove Mon-El isn't actually Kryptonian, Superboy accidentally exposes him to lead, which both poisons him and returns his memory. Mon-El remembers that he is a space explorer from Daxam, who visited Krypton, meeting Jor-El and Lara, before arriving on Earth. To save his life, Superboy sends Mon-El into the Phantom Zone until he can cure him of his lead poisoning.

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 (May 1966)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G22 (May 1966)
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #494 [Direct] (December 1982)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([June] 2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

["I hope this moose horn works!"] (Table of Contents)

Ollie / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Super-Cop of Smallville! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Chief Parker

Synopsis:

The entire Smallville police force is quarantined so Superboy has to take their place.