Superboy #85
(December 1960)

DC, National Periodical Publications imprint, 1949 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10
Pages:
36
Editing:
Mort Weisinger
Format: 
Color; Standard Golden, Silver, and Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (some issues Squarebound); Newsprint; On-Going

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Mystery of Mighty Boy! Part 1
    Superboy
  2. 2. Children of Tomorrow!
  3. 3. The Mystery of Mighty Boy! Part 2: Superboy's Lost Friend!
    Superboy
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    Homer
  5. 5. The Impossible Mission!
    Superboy
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Bebe
This issue was most recently indexed by:
  • Jim Van Dore
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Bob Hughes
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Mighty Boy, Mighty Dog

The Mystery of Mighty Boy! Part 1 (Table of Contents)

Superboy / story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Mighty Boy of Zumoor (Zarl Kazzan), Rovo, the Mighty Dog, Ma and Pa Kent, Krypto, Superboy robots
Synopsis:
Superboy meets a boy from Earth who has gained super powers on another planet.
Reprinted:
  • in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6 (Winter 1963)

Indexer Notes

Similar to Superboy 52 and Superman 58


Children of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Bernard Baily
Inks:
Bernard Baily
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp
Editing:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Article relates how sub-standard conditions affect children in the world and quotes the "UN Declaration Of The Rights Of A Child."

The Mystery of Mighty Boy! Part 2: Superboy's Lost Friend! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Mighty Boy, Mighty Dog, Charise Kaan
Synopsis:
Superboy must leave Zumoor forever.
Reprinted:
  • in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6 (Winter 1963)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Homer / filler / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
gag

The Impossible Mission! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Abraham Lincoln; Mary Todd Lincoln; Tad Lincoln; Lex Luthor; John Wilkes Booth; red kryptonite
Synopsis:
Superboy travels to the past to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but runs into the adult Lex Luthor who immobilizes Superboy with red kryptonite. When Luthor realizes he has prevented Superboy from saving Lincoln, he remorsefully flees the past in his time machine.
Reprinted:
  • in Albi del Falco (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1954 series) #264 (May 7, 1961) [Italy]
  • in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #11 (June 1965)
  • in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]
  • in Superman: Past and Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bebe / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
gag

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