Superboy #120
(April 1965)

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
1965-02-18
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #56 and copyright registration.

The Fate of the Future Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Superman
Reprints

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Fate of the Future Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, no! This museum exhibit shows one of my descendants...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Superman

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Reid Woolford, Steve Foster, Jon Brateman, David Shestokas, Bill Ridley, and Ward Nesbitt.

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Casey the Cop / 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
It's a nice and quiet night here in the park!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Lucky Charms / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superbaby's Golden Quest! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Me on gold hunt...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superbaby
Reprints

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

10 Issues of Superboy for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

Ollie / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you like working in a clock store, Ollie?
Genre
humor

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Invulnerable Imp! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton; Cary Bates (idea)
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Vivian Berg

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mxyzptlk has turned Smallville into a bedlam by granting everyone's wishes...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis
Mxyzptlk has his name changed to Mxypyxm so it is the same no matter how he says it and then travels to Earth to plague Superboy.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cary Bates' credit was confirmed in Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #170 (April-May 1975).

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

80-Page Giant; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Space Explorers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Fate of the Future Superman!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Fate of the Future Superman!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  5. 4. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; Action Comics
  6. 5. ["It's a nice and quiet night here in the park!"]
    Casey the Cop
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Lucky Charms
  8. 7. Superbaby's Golden Quest!
    Superboy
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  10. 9. 10 Issues of Superboy for Only $1.00
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  12. 11. ["How do you like working in a clock store, Ollie?"]
    Ollie
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. The Invulnerable Imp!
    Superboy
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    80-Page Giant; The Flash
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Space Explorers
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    100 Magnets
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    104 Cars
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jason Sacks
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • John Wells