The character was created by Leo Dorfman and George Papp, and first appeared in Superboy #86 (January 1961).

Pete resolved to use this knowledge to help his friend, for example by creating a distraction to allow Clark to slip away from a dangerous situation without raising suspicion.

[3] The Legion of Super-Heroes was aware of Pete's assistance to Clark and made him an honorary member during his teenage years.

[7] When Clark was unable to provide this help, Pete suffered a nervous breakdown and attempted to discredit his former friend.

In an attempt to resolve the paradox, a Superman/Legion story was crafted, explaining that a version of the Silver Age Superboy and his supporting characters inhabit a pocket universe created by the Time Trapper.

[11] Following the pocket universe Superboy's death, Lex Luthor is tricked into releasing Kryptonian criminals General Zod, Quex-Ul and Zaora from the Phantom Zone.

[12] The modern version of Pete is a far more minor character in the Superman comics, who eventually married Lana Lang, with the two having a son, Clark.