Superboy #162 is an issue of the series Superboy (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1970. It was published on November 20, 1969.
Synopsis for "The Super-Phantom of Smallville!"
The Phantom Zone villains almost make good a scheme to get themselves freed with the help of Cha-Mel, a chameleon-powered inmate who imitates Superboy. Young Kal is tricked into switching places with Cha-Mel, but ultimately their plot fails thanks to some intervention by Krypto; who reactivates the Phantom Zone Projector and switches Superboy and Cha-Mel back again.
Appearing in "The Super-Phantom of Smallville!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Cha-Mel (Single appearance)
- Gra-Mo
- Jax-Ur
- Professor Va-Kox
Other Characters:
- Jor-El (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Kent Farm
- North Pole
- Sirius
Items:
- Aurora Australis
- Aurora Borealis
- Neutron Star
- Phantom Zone Projector
- Phantom Zone Monitor
- Superboy Robot (Mentioned only)
- Super-Nova
Synopsis for "The Superboy Legend"
The origin of Superboy's disguise is told. His glasses are made of a heat-resistant plastic from the Kryptonian Rocket and he originally was going to wear a mask.
Appearing in "The Superboy Legend"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jonathan Kent
- Lana Lang (Mentioned only)
- Martha Kent
Locations:
Notes
- In this issue, Superboy travels faster than the speed of light without breaking the time-barrier; meaning that the speed-of-time is higher than the speed of light.
Trivia
- After years of failures[1] due to magnetic interference, Superboy resolves to re-build the Phantom Zone Projector with non-ferrous components.
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