Superboy #6/1980
In "Raumzirkus des Todes," Superboy faces a haunting choice on his 8th birthday—his adoptive parents still add an extra candle, a small ritual that takes on new weight when two immortal aliens offer him their endless lives in exchange for his mortality. Written by Cary Bates and brought to life with striking art by Kurt Schaffenberger, this 1980 issue features dynamic inks by Dave Hunt and color by Gene D'Angelo, with a cover by Schaffenberger and Dick Giordano that captures the eerie allure of the alien proposition.
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Seit Superboys 8. Geburtstag stellen seine Adoptiveltern immer eine Extra-Kerze auf seinen Geburtstagskuchen. Damals bekam Superboy von zwei unsterblichen Ausserirdischen ein verlockendes Angebot. Sie waren ihres Millionen-Jahre-dauernden Lebens überdrüssig und boten ihre Unsterblichkeit im Tausch gegen seine Sterblichkeit an. Er würde für immer 8 Jahre alt bleiben.
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