Superboy Annual (1964 series) (DC) #1

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Number	1	1
Volume
No Volume	No	No
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	Summer 1964	Summer 1964
Key Date	1964-07-10	1964-07-10
Year On Sale	None	1964
Month On Sale	None	4
Day On Sale	None	23
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.25 USD	0.25 USD
Page Count	84 (note: total sum of story page counts is 83.32)	84 (note: total sum of story page counts is 83.32)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Mort Weisinger	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Notes	On sale April 23rd 1964
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0. no title (Superboy) cover, 1p

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Sequence 1

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Return of Jor-El and Lara	The Return of Jor-El and Lara
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	9	9
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent;	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent;
Synopsis	Jor-El and Lara mysteriously arrive in Smallville and make plans to move to another world taking Superboy and the Kents with them	Jor-El and Lara mysteriously arrive in Smallville and make plans to move to another world taking Superboy and the Kents with them
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #74 (July 1959)	from Superboy (1949 series) #74 (July 1959)
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Sequence 2

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	The Voyage to New Krypton	The Voyage to New Krypton
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	7	7
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto
Synopsis	The extended family move to the new planet, but on this world they have no super powers.	The extended family move to the new planet, but on this world they have no super powers.
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #74 (July 1959)	from Superboy (1949 series) #74 (July 1959)
Notes	4 panels cut	4 panels cut
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Sequence 3

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	The Orphan of Steel	The Orphan of Steel
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto
Synopsis	Superboy leaves their new world on a mission for Jor-El, but a rogue meteor wipes out New Krypton and leaves him an orphan yet again.	Superboy leaves their new world on a mission for Jor-El, but a rogue meteor wipes out New Krypton and leaves him an orphan yet again.
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #74 (July 1959)	from Superboy (1949 series) #74 (July 1959)
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4. Ways in which Red Kryptonite Has Affected Superboy (no feature) text article, 0.33p

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Sequence 5

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Sequence Number	5	5
Title	Superbaby in Scotland Yard	Superbaby in Scotland Yard
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	9	9
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy [Superbaby (flashback)]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Sir Chadwick	Superboy [Superbaby (flashback)]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Sir Chadwick
Synopsis	Visiting Scotland Yard in London, Superboy is prompted to recall an earlier trip to the home of Great Britain's Police Force	Visiting Scotland Yard in London, Superboy is prompted to recall an earlier trip to the home of Great Britain's Police Force
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #73 (June 1959)	from Superboy (1949 series) #73 (June 1959)
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Sequence 6

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Sequence Number	6	6
Title	The Blind Boy of Steel	The Blind Boy of Steel
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	George Papp	George Papp
No Pencils
Inks	George Papp	George Papp
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	13	13
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto
Synopsis	When a freak accident gives Superboy diamond vision, he must bandage his eyes and use Krypto as a super-seeing eye dog	When a freak accident gives Superboy diamond vision, he must bandage his eyes and use Krypto as a super-seeing eye dog
Reprint Notes	from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #259 (April 1959)	from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #259 (April 1959)
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7. Superman TV Series (no feature) promo (ad from the publisher), 0.33p

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Sequence 8

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Sequence Number	8	8
Title	How Superboy Learned to Fly	How Superboy Learned to Fly
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	10	10
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Captain Burton	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Captain Burton
Synopsis	Whilst mastering his flying ability, Superboy unwittingly discredits a pilot who has witnessed him in flight, only by revealing his existence can the Boy of Steel save the airman's career.	Whilst mastering his flying ability, Superboy unwittingly discredits a pilot who has witnessed him in flight, only by revealing his existence can the Boy of Steel save the airman's career.
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #69 (December 1958)	from Superboy (1949 series) #69 (December 1958)
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9. Superboy's Kryptonian Ancestors (no feature) text article, 0.33p

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Sequence 10

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Sequence Number	10	10
Title	The Day Clark Kent Got a Haircut	The Day Clark Kent Got a Haircut
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Robert Bernstein	Robert Bernstein
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	John Sikela	John Sikela
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Joe Timmons	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Joe Timmons
Synopsis	When Smallville's barber, Joe Timmons, suspects that Clark must be Superboy as he had never been in for a haircut, the Boy of Steel concocts a scheme to put him off the scent	When Smallville's barber, Joe Timmons, suspects that Clark must be Superboy as he had never been in for a haircut, the Boy of Steel concocts a scheme to put him off the scent
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #76 (October 1959)	from Superboy (1949 series) #76 (October 1959)
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Sequence 11

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Sequence Number	11	11
Title	The Power-Boy From Earth	The Power-Boy From Earth
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye?	Stan Kaye?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Superboy; Power-Boy [Zarl Vorne]; Ma and Pa Vorne	Superboy; Power-Boy [Zarl Vorne]; Ma and Pa Vorne
Synopsis	On the Planet Juno, Superboy encounters Power-Boy, an Atlantean survivor from the Earth of 10,000 years ago. Awoken from suspended animation he became his new world's champion, however his one weakness ensures that he and Superboy can never make contact again	On the Planet Juno, Superboy encounters Power-Boy, an Atlantean survivor from the Earth of 10,000 years ago. Awoken from suspended animation he became his new world's champion, however his one weakness ensures that he and Superboy can never make contact again
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #52 (October 1956)	from Superboy (1949 series) #52 (October 1956)
Notes	Inker id by Bob Hughes August 2005	Inker id by Bob Hughes August 2005
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Sequence 12

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Sequence Number	12	12
Title	The Phantom Zone Criminals	The Phantom Zone Criminals
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	text article	text article
Feature
Genre
Job Number
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils
Inks
No Inks
Colors
No Colors
Letters
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	0.33	0.33
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #165	in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #165
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Sequence 13

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Sequence Number	13	13
Title	The Space Adventures of Krypto	The Space Adventures of Krypto
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Jerry Siegel	Jerry Siegel
No Script
Pencils	George Papp	George Papp
No Pencils
Inks	George Papp	George Papp
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Krypto; Superboy	Krypto; Superboy
Synopsis	Krypto encounters a space cat, becomes a dog king and escapes from an asteroid of deadly traps on his outer space travels.	Krypto encounters a space cat, becomes a dog king and escapes from an asteroid of deadly traps on his outer space travels.
Reprint Notes	from Superboy (1949 series) #77 (December 1959)	from Superboy (1949 series) #77 (December 1959)
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Sequence Number	14	14
Title	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31 cover	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31 cover
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	cover reprint (on interior page)	cover reprint (on interior page)
Feature
Genre	Superhero	Superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	0.25	0.25
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #31 (September 1958) [1/4 page]	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #31 (September 1958) [1/4 page]
Notes	Al Plastino as well	Al Plastino as well
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Sequence Number	15	15
Title	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #32 cover	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #32 cover
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	cover reprint (on interior page)	cover reprint (on interior page)
Feature
Genre	Superhero	Superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	0.25	0.25
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32 (October 1958) [1/4 page]	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32 (October 1958) [1/4 page]
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Sequence Number	16	16
Title	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #30 cover	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #30 cover
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	cover reprint (on interior page)	cover reprint (on interior page)
Feature
Genre	Superhero	Superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	0.25	0.25
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #30 (August 1958) [1/4 page]	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #30 (August 1958) [1/4 page]
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Sequence Number	17	17
Title	Action Comics #253 cover	Action Comics #253 cover
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	cover reprint (on interior page)	cover reprint (on interior page)
Feature
Genre	Superhero	Superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	0.25	0.25
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (June 1959) [1/4 page]	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (June 1959) [1/4 page]
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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Katie	Editing	2011-09-04 21:25:03	Available	Editing
Katie		2011-09-04 21:25:25	Editing	Pending Review
Jan Roar Hansen		2011-09-05 08:28:42	Pending Review	Under Review
Jan Roar Hansen		2011-09-05 08:28:49	Under Review	Approved

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