And here's the second page from Adventure #191 (99 issues or a little over eight years earlier):
As you can see, the artwork is different, but the dialog is virtually copied word for word. In both stories, the other Clark Kent attempts to steal a bottle of milk from the milkman, who recognizes him and wrongly assumes that he's just saving him a trip to the Kent's house. In both stories, Ma Kent lets him into the house and tells him to get ready for school. On the way to school, in both stories Lana Lang tests Clark to see if he's Superboy and learns that he's not invulnerable. And in both stories, the new Clark learns Superboy's real identity, and is reformed.
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This is bizarre. It reminds me of the old Rio Bravo film with John Wayne that was remade 8 years later as El Dorado, also starring John Wayne.
It's not as bizarre as it might seem. Remember, Weisinger believed (and he was mostly right) that the audience for comic books turned over every seven years, so any story older than that could be safely mined for a new tale. Hence the very large number of swipes (I have only begun to scratch the surface on these).
Disney mostly did the same thing, re-releasing all their old movies every seven years.
And, a little more of a stretch, but notice the Star Wars movies seem to be "digitally remastered" every so often and released again.
Same concept seems to hold...
Cheers!
Steven G. Willis
XOWComics.com
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