Lew Luthor Invented the Wii -- in 1961!

Howdy Friends and Campers. Herewith presented for your bemusement is a tale from Superboy #86, cover-dated January, 1961.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo152/MarkAAlfred/Superboy%2086/Sboy86cover.jpg

The cover (by the Swanderful Curt of course) looks pretty promising, but the tale inside is pretty insipid.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo152/MarkAAlfred/Superboy%2086/Sboy86splash.jpg

Lex Luthor decoys Superboy to a deserted asteroid.




Using the Wii that he's invented(powered by the helmet he's wearing, NOT by a handheld controller), Luthor manipulated various things in the environment to make things *pretty dicey* for Superboy.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo152/MarkAAlfred/Superboy%2086/Sboy86fist.jpg

When Krypto arrives to help his master, there's enough Kryptonite for all!

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo152/MarkAAlfred/Superboy%2086/Sboy86green.jpg

The day is saved by Lightning Lad from the Legion of Super-Heroes, who happened to be viewing the past at the right time to zip back to the 20th Century and save the Boy and His Dog.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo152/MarkAAlfred/Superboy%2086/Sboy86zap.jpg

Pretty Winathian-ex-Machina, if you ask me.




But check out the story's art by Superboy regular George Papp.




You'd have to call Luthor's gadget very Wii-ish, no?




Lex was saying "whee" until his plot was foiled, huh!?!