Superboy #41
(June 1955)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1955-04-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Pa Kent's Dilemma! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Superboy
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy Meets Super-Brave! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Little Mouse
Synopsis
Superboy mysteriously loses his strength when he meets an Indian boy who has magical powers.
Keywords
kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Bob Hughes; original indexer suggested John Fischetti.

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 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
Hi, Reggie!" "H'lo, Gloria...
Genre
humor

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here, Daffy -- The postman left a letter for you!
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Junior Sleuths of Smallville! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lana Lang; Prof Lang
Reprints

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

Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Make a Self-Propelled Tractor! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy's Workshop / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Crossed Off (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Pa Kent's Dilemma! (Table of Contents: 10)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang
Synopsis
Ma accidentally drinks a truth serum that causes her to continually blurt out Clark's secret.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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
I'll take this one!
Genre
humor; teen

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

Superman Playsuit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Says: "There May Be a Career in Health for You!" (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Pa Kent's Dilemma!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  3. 2. Superboy Meets Super-Brave!
    Superboy
  4. 3. ["Hi, Reggie!" "H'lo, Gloria..."]
    Varsity Vic
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  6. 5. ["Here, Daffy -- The postman left a letter for you!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  7. 6. The Junior Sleuths of Smallville!
    Superboy
  8. 7. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
    Strange Adventures; My Greatest Adventure
  9. 8. Make a Self-Propelled Tractor!
    Superboy's Workshop
  10. 9. Crossed Off
  11. 10. Pa Kent's Dilemma!
    Superboy
  12. 11. ["I'll take this one!"]
    Peg
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Superman Playsuit
  14. 13. Buzzy Says: "There May Be a Career in Health for You!"
    Buzzy
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore