| Unofficial Adventure Comics Index |
Credits:
| Story | Robert Bernstein |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superboy (last in issue #280; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #87)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lana Lang (last in issue #280; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #87)
- Jonathan Kent (last in issue #280; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #87)
- Martha Kent (last in issue #280; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #87)
Villain(s):
- Chester Hurd (first appearance: provisionally adopts Superboy to cash in on the teen's fame)
- Agnes Hurd (first appearance; Chester's wife)
- Chip Staley (first appearance; a juvenile delinquent)
- a Clark Kent robot
Other Character(s):
- a judge
- a committee to prove Superboy as an adult
- citizens of Smallville
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- A judge has to consider the legal status of Superboy, a minor with no (known) guardians. The court ultimately rules Superboy is an adult.
Credits:
| Story | Robert Bernstein |
| Art | Howard Sherman |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Congorilla (in between issues #280/2 and #283/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #280/2 and #283/2)
Villain(s):
- Eric Krull (first appearance; an occult scientist; collects alleged mystical artifacts by any means necessary, but can't find any that work; incorrectly believes Congorilla's ring makes the wearer super-intelligent)
Other Character(s):
- Mohala (first appearance; village chief)
- villagers (Zavi named)
Location(s):
- Bagdad
- an unidentified village in the Congo, Africa
- Syria