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    Superboy #5

    Superboy » Superboy #5 - The Superboy/Kid Flash Race! released by DC Comics on May 2011.

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    The Superboy/Kid Flash Race! last edited by sametattoos on 01/24/23 03:44PM View full history

    Get ready for the first-ever Superboy/Kid Flash race! Bart Allen may have the speed, but Conner Kent has the power – who will win?! Meanwhile, a dangerous threat is nipping at their heels, one that may mean the end for Superboy, Kid Flash and all of Smallville!     
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    3.9 stars

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    Review: Superboy #5 0

    Kid Flash and Superboy race around the planet... and by race, I mean they run for a bit, then stop. Run for a bit, then stop. Repeat until someone wins.   I'm going to do this review a little differently since I feel a bit down the middle with it. The Good The story has a great Silver Age feel to it: Two great heroes race each other. We've seen Superman and the Flash do it time and time again, so it really is time to see the next generation of heroes do the same. It's light-hearted and a lot of ...

    12 out of 13 found this review helpful.

    Pandering to the Supply and Demand 0

    This issue was the most hyped of all the Jeff Lemire issues after issue #1, in the teasers of issue one we saw some cool things like Poison Ivy, who has made her appearance already, but the preview of the Superboy/Kid Flash race got everyone excited and I think that was the flaw to his issue, the hype.  The standard cover is okay looking, while the lovely Francis Manapul cover I felt is a spoiler in retrospective, it is nice that the current king of Toronto cover art got to do a cover for the cu...

    5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

    Superboy vs. Kid Flash 0

    Synopsis: Superboy vs Kid Flash in a race around the world. What's Good? Finally, the event I've been looking forward to since Conner suggested it to Bart. While the race isn't on scale as previous Superman vs Flash races, it's all fun (especially on who wins). Some plots pop up from previous issue like Psi Lad and the creepy farmers. Considering the reveal of Psi Lad goal in the last issue, something tells me that he's connected to those farmers somehow. And there's also a possible explanation...

    4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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