{"product_id":"superboy-1-2011-vf-nm","title":"Superboy # 1 2011 VF\/NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperboy #1\u003c\/b\u003e is a premier comic book published by DC Comics with a cover date of November 2011. This issue is a cornerstone of DC's massive \"The New 52\" initiative, which completely rebooted the entire DC Universe continuity. It reinvented the character of Superboy (Kon-El) for the Modern Age with a darker, science-fiction-heavy origin story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIssue Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eMain Story Title: \"The Clone\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCreative Team: Written by Scott Lobdell, with pencils by R.B. Silva, inks by Rob Lean, and cover art by Eric Canete.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlot Synopsis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe issue re-imagines Superboy as a genetically engineered living weapon:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Lab: Inside the secret facility of a shadow organization known as Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E., scientists are attempting to terminate a clone grown from a mixture of human and Kryptonian DNA, believing the three-month-old experiment to be a brain-dead failure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Breakout: One scientist, Dr. Caitlin Fairchild, believes the clone is alive but operating on an unreadable mental frequency. Sensing danger as termination protocols activate, Superboy telekinetically shatters his test tube, destroying the lab.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Simulation: A month later, Superboy is seemingly living a normal life at a high school in Smallville, where he befriends Rose Wilson. However, it is revealed that his entire \"Smallville\" life is actually an elaborate virtual simulation run by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. to test his morality and psychological limits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Directive: Because Superboy fails to react to an automated prompt of a woman screaming for help in a burning house, the scientists realize he lacks a conventional human conscience. Despite this flaw, the organization's leader, Templar, demands Superboy be deployed immediately into the real world to track down and eliminate the Teen Titans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Key First Appearances\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis issue serves as a major key book for the New 52 era, containing several crucial post-Flashpoint character updates:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst appearance of the New 52 Superboy (Kon-El) clone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst mainstream DC Universe appearance of Dr. Caitlin Fairchild (originally a star of the WildStorm Gen¹³ universe).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst appearances of the villainous organization Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E. and its agent, Templar.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49141708521572,"sku":"BW22","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_09_06_21_36_45_359.jpg?v=1788748758","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/superboy-1-2011-vf-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}