Superboy (1949 series) (DC) #105

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Number	105	105
Volume
No Volume	Yes	Yes
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher	National Periodical Publications Inc.	National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	Superman DC National Comics	Superman DC National Comics
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	June 1963	June 1963
Year On Sale	1963	1963
Month On Sale	4	4
Day On Sale	4	4
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1963-06-00	1963-06-00
Indicia Frequency	monthly, with the exception of Feb, May, Aug, and Nov	monthly, with the exception of Feb, May, Aug, and Nov
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.12 USD	0.12 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 27.94)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 27.94)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Mort Weisinger	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer	No	No
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links

0. The Simpleton of Steel! (Superboy) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	The Simpleton of Steel!	The Simpleton of Steel!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein	George Klein
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Superboy; Lana Lang; Chief Parker	Superboy; Lana Lang; Chief Parker
Universe
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1. Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (no feature) public service announcement, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!	Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	public service announcement	public service announcement
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Jack Schiff	Jack Schiff
No Script
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff	Sheldon Moldoff
No Pencils
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff	Sheldon Moldoff
No Inks
Colors
No Colors	X	X
Letters	Ira Schnapp	Ira Schnapp
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis	Alvin learns that it's hard to get a good job unless you finish school, and decides against dropping out	Alvin learns that it's hard to get a good job unless you finish school, and decides against dropping out
Reprint Notes	from ? [8/62 titles]	from ? [8/62 titles]
Notes	inside front cover	inside front cover
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2. The Simpleton of Steel! (Superboy) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	The Simpleton of Steel!	The Simpleton of Steel!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Jerry Siegel	Jerry Siegel
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein	George Klein
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]	Superboy [Clark Kent]
Universe
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3. ["Aha - with my telescopic vision I can see a man marooned on an isle in the ocean"] (Super-Turtle) filler, 0.6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	"Aha - with my telescopic vision I can see a man marooned on an isle in the ocean"	"Aha - with my telescopic vision I can see a man marooned on an isle in the ocean"
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Super-Turtle	Super-Turtle
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero	humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Job Number
Page Count	0.6	0.6
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Script
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Pencils
Inks	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Super-Turtle	Super-Turtle
Universe
Synopsis	Super-Turtle spots a man marooned on an island, and drops him turtle food to hold him over until the coast guard comes.	Super-Turtle spots a man marooned on an island, and drops him turtle food to hold him over until the coast guard comes.
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4. The Day Baby Lana Became "Super"! (Superboy) comic story, 8.67p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	The Day Baby Lana Became "Super"!	The Day Baby Lana Became "Super"!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	8.67	8.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
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
Characters	Superbaby	Superbaby
Universe
Synopsis
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5. The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto! (Superboy) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	5	5
Title	The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!	The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Jerry Siegel	Jerry Siegel
No Script
Pencils	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Pencils
Inks	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Superboy; Krypto; Swifty (introduction); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Orangestone National Park; Kryptonite	Superboy; Krypto; Swifty (introduction); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
Keywords		kryptonite; Orangestone National Park
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #174 sequence The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto! (Superboy) comic story, 8p The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #174 sequence The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto! (Superboy) comic story, 8p The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!

6. no title (Shorty) filler, 0.67p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	6	6
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Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Shorty	Shorty
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	humor	humor
Job Number
Page Count	0.67	0.67
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Script
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Pencils
Inks	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	Henry Boltinoff	Henry Boltinoff
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
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Notes
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Katie	Editing	2014-05-10 00:39:20	Available	Editing
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