Superboy #117
(December 1964)

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
1964-10-01
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 copyright registration.

Superboy and the Five Legion Traitors! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Lana Lang; Pete Ross
Reprints

Children of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
Article relates how sub-standard conditions affect children in the world and quotes the "UN Declaration of the Rights of a Child."

Indexer Notes

Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover.

Secret of Camp Storm King! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Burt Kent; Mr. Ventor
Synopsis
Superboy is sent to camp where the participants are revealed to be alien invaders.
Reprints
Keywords
Sklan

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

L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Tricksy / 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
A fire! I'll ring the alarm!
Genre
humor
Characters
Tricksy
Synopsis
Tricksy helps firemen rescue a fire victim.
Reprints

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

The Brave and the Bold; Metamorpho / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Krypto's Superdog Pal! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El (flashback); Krypto (origin recapped); Lara (flashback); Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Spot (introduction); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Kru-El; two unnamed prisoners]
Synopsis
Krypto discovers a Kryptonian dog in the Phantom Zone.
Keywords
green kryptonite; Phantom Zone

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

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Showcase; G. I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Waiter, let me see the menu!
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty
Synopsis
Shorty orders a steak.
Reprints

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

Monogram Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Karavias, David Elrod, Gerry Zamborowski, Larry Kennedy, Marshall Lewis, John Smith, Robert Pett, Michel Hodak, and Bert Cooper.

Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes: Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]
Lana Lang; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Police Chief Parker
Synopsis
Superboy accidentally arrives in a parallel world where the Legionnaires are villains.
Reprints

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Electric Engine / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superboy and the Five Legion Traitors!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Children of Tomorrow!
  3. 2. Secret of Camp Storm King!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms
  5. 4. ["A fire! I'll ring the alarm!"]
    Tricksy
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold; Metamorpho
  7. 6. Krypto's Superdog Pal!
    Superboy
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  9. 8. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; World's Finest Comics
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Showcase; G. I. Joe
  11. 10. ["Waiter, let me see the menu!"]
    Shorty
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Monogram Models
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  14. 13. Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors!
    Superboy
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  16. 15. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Electric Engine
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore