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    Superboy #86

    Superboy » Superboy #86 - The Super Coward released by DC Comics on January 1, 1961.

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    1. The Super Coward! (Superboy / written by Jerry Siegel)

    2. Homer (gag strip by Henry Boltinoff)

    3. The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent! (Superboy / written by Robert Bernstein : reprinted in: Adventure Comics #342 and Best of DC Comics #15)

    1st appearance of Pete Ross

    1. Little Orville (gag strip?)

    2. Get a Grip on Your Gripes! (public service message / written by Jack Schiff)

    3. The Army of Living Kryptonite Men! (Superboy vs Lex Luthor, with Krypto, Lana Lang, Ma and Pa Kent, Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl / written by Jerry Siegel : reprinted in: 80 Page Giant #11, Adventure Comics #492, The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #1)

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    Superboy #86 - The Super Coward by razzatazz on March 07, 2014

    Those looking for a complete reading of the early Legion of Super Heroes will be somewhat disappointed in this outing. The story is among the presumed hundreds of the era which have Superman/Superboy trying to survive against Lex Luthor's villainy and attempts to murder him. In this case the Legion is at first alluded too then serves as a non sequitur deux ex machina which intervenes in a nearly inexplicable way. As always when looking back it is hard to fathom of such iconic heroes getting ...

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