From: [c--ve--n] at [cae.wisc.edu] (Michael Blakeman Cleveland)
Subject: ZERO HOUR SUMMARIES: 7/7: SUPERBOY #8
Date: 18 Jul 1994 18:36:41 GMT



Minor spoiler review:  No real links to Zero Hour except for the
generic recruitment scene, and the link to Valor #23 (to explain
where the other Superboy came from).

This issue didn't work for me, but I was never a fan of the
pre-Crisis Superboy, so take that as you will.

Overall:  neutral.  Not recommended except to zero hour fanatics and 
superboy (and probably old-time legion) fans.



Summary w/ spoilers:






























Superboy and Dubbilex are flying back to Hawaii.  Over Kansas, a storm 
hits and one of the plane's engines is knocked out.  (The plane is for
Dubbilex, not Superboy.)  Superboy can't see through the storm, but the
pre-Crisis version shows up (from Valor 23) and helps land the plane.
The superboy's are on opposite sides of the plane, and can't see each
other.  Oh, and they just happen to be near Smallville.  Superboy 
acknowledges the old "Home of Superboy" sign on the way in.

Superboy has to wait a couple hours for the plane to be fixed, so he
heads into town to look around.  Meanwhile, Superboy Classic runs into 
Lana Lang, and is distraught to find that she's Mrs. Ross.  After he
calms down, he offers to buy her a drink at Schwartz's, a store that had
never been there before.  He starts trying to "remind" her of her past,
and Superboy overhears.  Superboy Classic is offended by the impostor,
and beats him to a pulp.  Then, he flies off to the Kent's farm.  Lana
sends modern Superboy after him to prevent him from being hurt when
the Kent's don't recognize him.  Superboy catches up to Superboy Classic
in time.  superboy Classic notices that the silo is on the wrong side of
the barn, and then it moves.  Superboy Classic realizes that he is the
time anomaly and has created all of the familiar things he's seen.

Modern Superboy promises Classic Superboy that he can do the job of
upholding truth, justice, etc. in his place.  Superboy then vanishes.
Then, the Kents arrive and meet Superboy for the first time.

Superboy returns to the plane, and they take off, past the sign that
is now an ad for Hawaii, Home of Superboy.  Personally, i think they 
intended this all the way, and that this was not a "quick fix to make
it look like Hawaii", as other have suggested.