A pretty regular feature in the late 60's Superboy comics was the crying Superboy.
Flipping though these old issues, not reading them, just looking at the art I was struck by this recurring show of weakness.
Divorced from the gimmicky plots, these images suggested filled stories filled with the teen angst, hormonal hysterics of a wonderfully sensitive protagonist.
His skin can deflect bullets, but insult, heartbreak, longing pierce it easily.
I prefer this Superboy.
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