Accession Number: 2002.117
Summary/Description: In this issue of Adventure Comics, Superboy's vision is changed by an explosion of kryptonite, and he is left with diamond vision, which turns everything and everyone he looks at into diamond. Forced to keep his eyes closed to protect the world, Superboy relies on his dog, Krypto, to be his flying seeing-eye dog. By the end of the feature, Krypto guides Superboy through an ocean where his eyesight is restored by the saltwater. Paperbound; 32 pp.; Superboy feature, titled "The Blind Boy of Steel," pp. 1-13; issue also includes features of other Action Comics; cover illustration shows a blindfolded Superboy flying through the air, holding Krypto's harness, as the dog guides him over a road just beyond the tall buildings of the city. "Superboy: The Adventures of Superman When He was a Boy" --page 1. Pages have yellowed.
Publisher: National Comics Publications
Publisher Place: Sparta, IL
Publish Date: Apr-59
Subjects: Blindness. Cartoons and comics. Superman (Comic strip).
Physical Description: 10 1/4 x 7 x 1/4 in. Issue no. 259
