Original Airdate: April 29, 1989
Clark Kent and schoolmates Lana and T.J. return to Smallville to visit Ma and Pa Kent. Soon after their arrival, a mysterious phone call leads the Kents to believe Clark was injured in a car accident. At the hospital, Pa Kent is abducted by the “Phantom”, a crazed war veteran who was in the army with Pa Kent The Phantom blames Pa Kent for his capture during the Korean War and now seeks revenge. Clark must find away to tum into Superboy and save his father without giving away his dual identity.
Guest cast: Joe Campanella as the Phantom.