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Title:
Superboy
Synopsis:
The original Superboy’s storyline is continued from Valor #23
Superboy meets Superboy! As time turns upside down in the DC Universe, Superboy comes face-to-face with the original Boy of Steel in the place where it all began, Smallville!
Continues in Zero Hour #4
Superboy Vol 4 8
Superboy Vol 4 #8
September, 1994
Executive Editor
Jenette Kahn
Cover Artists
Tom Grummett
Big Trouble in Smallville!
Writers
Karl Kesel
Pencilers
Tom Grummett
Inkers
Dan DavisDoug Hazlewood
Colorists
Tom McCraw
Letterers
Richard StarkingsComicraft
Editors
Frank Pittarese
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Quote1 A few hours here -- in this idyllic country setting? It’s my greatest dream come true. No, wait -- that had something to do with a Super Babe convention and X-Ray vision... Quote2
— Superboy
Contents
Synopsis for ”Big Trouble in Smallville!”
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Appearing in ”Big Trouble in Smallville!”
Featured Characters:
Superboy
Supporting Characters:
Dubbilex
Jonathan Kent
Lana Lang
Martha Kent
Antagonists:
Kal-El (Earth-One)
Other Characters:
Superman
Krypto
Pete Ross
Locations:
Kansas
Smallville
Kent Farm
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
Part of the Zero Hour crossover event.
The Superboy that appears in this issue as a result of Zero Hour was last seen in Valor #23, in which he was removed from the future before he could successfully help the Legion of Super-Heroes. He is an obvious analogue to the original Superboy of Earth-One.
Upon seeing an SUV, the older version of Superboy wonders if it’s a crazy invention of Professor Potter, a reference to a Silver Age character.
When consoling the original Superboy that he doesn’t end up with her Lana Lang says ”but she’ll have my initials!”. This is a reference to the strangely large number of people in the Superman Supporting cast who have the initials LL, such as Lex Luthor and Lori Lemaris. In this case, she is referring to Lois Lane.
Superboy is confused that no one else remembers his history, and references several events no longer in DC Continuity. Such as the time Lana Lang spent as Insect Queen,[1] and the time he fought Chandu, the Gorilla with Super-Vision.[2]
The tagline to this issue ”Big Trouble in Smallville!” is a reference to the 1986 John Carpenter film, Big Trouble in Little China.
Superboy sarcastically compares his relationship with Krypto to being akin to a duo like Tonya and Nancy. This is a reference to Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, two professional figure skaters.
When Dubbilex asks if he’s really Superboy, Superboy sarcastically tells him that he’s actually the Sub-Mariner, a reference to a Marvel Comics character.
It would be shown during the Black Zero saga that Superboy was from a hypertime reality.[3]
This issue is reprinted in:
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time 25th Anniversary Omnibus
Superman: Zero Hour
Superboy meets Superboy! As time turns upside down in the DC Universe, Superboy comes face-to-face with the original Boy of Steel in the place where it all began, Smallville!
Continues in Zero Hour #4
Superboy Vol 4 8
Superboy Vol 4 #8
September, 1994
Executive Editor
Jenette Kahn
Cover Artists
Tom Grummett
Big Trouble in Smallville!
Writers
Karl Kesel
Pencilers
Tom Grummett
Inkers
Dan DavisDoug Hazlewood
Colorists
Tom McCraw
Letterers
Richard StarkingsComicraft
Editors
Frank Pittarese
Previous Issue Next Issue
Superboy Vol 4 # 7 Superboy (Volume 4) #0
Quote1 A few hours here -- in this idyllic country setting? It’s my greatest dream come true. No, wait -- that had something to do with a Super Babe convention and X-Ray vision... Quote2
— Superboy
Contents
Synopsis for ”Big Trouble in Smallville!”
This article is a stub. You can help DC Database by expanding it.
Appearing in ”Big Trouble in Smallville!”
Featured Characters:
Superboy
Supporting Characters:
Dubbilex
Jonathan Kent
Lana Lang
Martha Kent
Antagonists:
Kal-El (Earth-One)
Other Characters:
Superman
Krypto
Pete Ross
Locations:
Kansas
Smallville
Kent Farm
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
Part of the Zero Hour crossover event.
The Superboy that appears in this issue as a result of Zero Hour was last seen in Valor #23, in which he was removed from the future before he could successfully help the Legion of Super-Heroes. He is an obvious analogue to the original Superboy of Earth-One.
Upon seeing an SUV, the older version of Superboy wonders if it’s a crazy invention of Professor Potter, a reference to a Silver Age character.
When consoling the original Superboy that he doesn’t end up with her Lana Lang says ”but she’ll have my initials!”. This is a reference to the strangely large number of people in the Superman Supporting cast who have the initials LL, such as Lex Luthor and Lori Lemaris. In this case, she is referring to Lois Lane.
Superboy is confused that no one else remembers his history, and references several events no longer in DC Continuity. Such as the time Lana Lang spent as Insect Queen,[1] and the time he fought Chandu, the Gorilla with Super-Vision.[2]
The tagline to this issue ”Big Trouble in Smallville!” is a reference to the 1986 John Carpenter film, Big Trouble in Little China.
Superboy sarcastically compares his relationship with Krypto to being akin to a duo like Tonya and Nancy. This is a reference to Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, two professional figure skaters.
When Dubbilex asks if he’s really Superboy, Superboy sarcastically tells him that he’s actually the Sub-Mariner, a reference to a Marvel Comics character.
It would be shown during the Black Zero saga that Superboy was from a hypertime reality.[3]
This issue is reprinted in:
Zero Hour: Crisis in Time 25th Anniversary Omnibus
Superman: Zero Hour
Cover Date:
Sep 1994
Publisher:
DC Comics
Barcode:
76194120127600811
Issue Number:
8
Volume:
4
Month:
September
Year:
1994
Variant Number:
A
Cover Letter:
A
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$1.50
Era:
Modern Age
Genre:
Superhero
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Language:
English
Type of Comic:
Magazine
Characters:
Superboy (Kon-El/Conner Kent)
Superboy (Kon-El/Conner Kent) [New Earth]
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Date Added:
2018-07-02 23:21:25
Series:
Vol. 4
Story Arc:
Zero Hour
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$7.45
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-09-05
Date Added:
2018-07-02 23:21:25
Created By:
Tom Grummett Karl Kesel
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