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New Adventures of Superboy 17

NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERBOY #17

Cover Date: May 1981
Cover Price: $0.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks: Dave Hunt (signed)


Story: "To Fight the Unbeatable Foe" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
PencilsKurt Schaffenberger
InksDave Hunt
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between the second story of this issue and the second story of next issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Chief Parker (in between issues #16 and #21)
Jonathan Kent (in between the second story of this issue and the second story of next issue)
Martha Kent (in between the second story of this issue and the second story of next issue)
Lana Lang (in between issues #16 and #18)
Jor-El (in flashback; last in flashback in Superman Family #196; next in flashback in Action Comics #246)

Villain(s):

Kator (first appearance; a robot created by Superboy to challenge himself; next in issue #18
Carl "Moosie" Draper (earliest chronological appearance; next in issue #18)

Other Character(s):

Mayor Hargrove (next in issue #42)
citizens of Smallville
Superboy Robots (X-1, X-3, X-6 and other X-series models; X-3 destroyed)
Robot Teacher (in flashback; next in Adventure Comics #240)
Kryptonians (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton
Kryptonopolis (in flashbacks)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
the American southwest
hundreds of miles north of Smallville (Superboy's robot workshop; inside a mountain)
Smallville, KS
321 Maple Street

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.


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Second Story: "It's a Dog's Life!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksDave Hunt
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Krypto (given the secret identity of "Skippy;" in between issues #10/2 and #22/2)

Guest Star(s):

Superboy (last in issue #16; next in the first story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (last in issue #16; next in the first story in this issue)
Martha Kent (last in issue #16; next in the first story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Boss, Ducky and Mac (first appearance for all; extort Howard Shatt into doping a horse before a big race)

Other Character(s):

Howard Shatt (last in issue #10/2)
citizens of Smallville

Location(s):

Smallville
321 Maple Street


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