Superboy #104

(April 1963)

The Untold Story of the Phantom Zone! Part I: The Crimes of Krypton's Master Villains! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Phantom Zone; Jor-El; Lara; Gra-Mo; Dr. Xadu; Jax-Ur; Ha-Kor

Synopsis:

Jor-El invents the Phantom Zone Projector as a more humane way to punish criminals than sending them into space and successfully submits it into a Science Council competition. The disgruntled loser of the competition, Gra-Mo, takes over Krypton's robots to take his revenge, and ironically becomes the last criminal to be punished in the old way. Months later, after many convicts have been sent into the Phantom Zone, the prisoners try to take over Jor-El's mind with mental telepathy, so he blasts the Zone Projector into space with other forbidden weapons.

Reprints:

• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([June] 2009)

["Oh, Vic. What happened to you?"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Varsity Vic

Indexer Notes

Title changed to first line of dialog to facilitate reprint tracking.

The Untold Story of the Phantom Zone! Part II: The Kid Who Knocked Out Superboy! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Phantom Zone; Jax-Ur; Dr. Xadu; Vakox; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Gra-Mo; Lana Lang; Chief Parker; Superboy robots; Kryptonite

Synopsis:

Gra-Mo and his accomplices land on Earth and, with the help of Jax-Ur in the Phantom Zone, plot to destroy the son of Jor-El. Using a robot, they try to convince Superboy that he has broken his vow against taking a life, but Superboy sees through their ruse and banishes them to the Phantom Zone.

Reprints:

• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([June] 2009)

["Betty, Is that young man still here?"] (Table of Contents)

Betty / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Kaye

Pencils:

Stan Kaye

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Stan Kaye

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Betty

Reprints:

• from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #11 (October-November 1951)