"Though Superman and his family have found a measure of peace in their adopted town of Hamilton, they've also sensed a sinister presence lurking beneath its idyllic rural facade--something, as a visiting Batman and Robin are about to discover, that is stripping young Jonathan Kent of his powers and pitting neighbor against neighbor, hero against hero, father against son. Soon the time will come for Jonathan to choose: Will he follow his father into the light of truth and justice? Or will this Boy of Steel be forever warped by the corrupting powers of darkness?"--Publisher.

"Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Superboy created by Jerry Siegel, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family" "Originally published in single magazine form in Superman 20-26"--Title page verso.