Superboy #32
(April 1954)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1954-02-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

His Majesty, King Superboy! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sy Barry ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang

Indexer Notes

Inks credit supplied by Bob Hughes.

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Silent Doom! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang; Jingles Bailey (intro)
Synopsis
A criminal constructs a device which blocks out all sound in Smallville.

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bill asked me to take over for him...
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

When Superboy Couldn't Fly! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Blimp Beagle (intro, villain)
Synopsis
When Superboy's powers go haywire, the Mayor bans him from flying in Smallville.

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited the script to Bill Woolfolk, but this story is not in his records. Inker credit by Bob Hughes. Last story inked by John Fischetti?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Peg / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's that new boy from down the street...
Genre
humor; teen

Big Game at Our Own Back Door (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz (Table of Contents: 11)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a perfect spot for our new bomb test!
Genre
humor

His Majesty King Superboy! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Richard Bayne (intro, villain)
Synopsis
An old document makes it appear Smallville is actually a Kingdom so the town appoints Superboy king until everything can be straightened out.

Superman on Television! Is Super-TV (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. His Majesty, King Superboy!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Silent Doom!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. ["P-s-s-st! Pud- Let's play a trick on Tim..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. ["Bill asked me to take over for him..."]
    Shorty
  8. 7. ["Millions of readers know..."]
    Leave It to Binky
  9. 8. When Superboy Couldn't Fly!
    Superboy
  10. 9. ["There's that new boy from down the street..."]
    Peg
  11. 10. Big Game at Our Own Back Door
  12. 11. Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
    Buzzy
  13. 12. ["What a perfect spot for our new bomb test!"]
    Professor Eureka
  14. 13. His Majesty King Superboy!
    Superboy
  15. 14. Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
    The Adventures of Superman
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore