Superboy #108
(October 1963)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug. and Nov.
On-sale Date
1963-08-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #44 and copyright registration.

The Kents' First Super-Son! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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Play It Safe! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

The Kents' First Super-Son! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]

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

Super-Turtle / 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
An earthquake in Europe!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Super-Turtle
Synopsis
When an earthquake hits Europe, Super-Turtle keeps the Leaning Tower of Pisa from falling, but inadvertently straightens it out.

Try a Tongue Teaser! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

207 Stamps (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kelsie James, Charles Hurowitz, Mark Warner, Brenda Kelly, Alfred Dinsen, Michael X. Brannigan, and Gussie Dugan.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Mystery of Sorcery Boy! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Blast Off (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Blast Off / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Task Force (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Kents' First Super-Son!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Play It Safe!
  3. 2. The Kents' First Super-Son!
    Superboy
  4. 3. ["An earthquake in Europe!"]
    Super-Turtle
  5. 4. Try a Tongue Teaser!
    Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
    116 Planes of All Nations
  7. 6. 207 Stamps
    Zenith Stamps
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  9. 8. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. The Mystery of Sorcery Boy!
    Superboy
  11. 10. ["For party fun!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  12. 11. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  13. 12. Blast Off
    Blast Off
  14. 13. Task Force
    Task Force
  15. 14. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  17. 16. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  18. 17. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
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