Superboy #195
(June 1973)

DC, 1949 Series
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Volume
25
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (with the exception of Mar., May, Aug. and Dec.)
On-sale Date
1973-03-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Murray Boltinoff

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #94.

The Rock 'n' Roll Riddle (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
B-1697
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Don Blake
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adler credit revealed on original art.

The Rock 'n' Roll Riddle of Smallville! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / comic story / 13.5 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
B-1575
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Don Blake; Michael Jay
Synopsis
Don helps Superboy solve the mystery of the sudden appearances of thunderballs.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Pencils
Curt Swan ? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
B-1688
Characters
Superboy; Krypto

Indexer Notes

Reader comments from Luanne Ardison, Mitch Masefsky and Greg W. Myers. Mention of Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum working on a full length Legion of Super-Heroes comic. Mention of the The Legion Outpost published by Mike Fynn and The Handbook of the Legion of Super-Heroes published by Neal Pozner.

The One-Shot Hero! (Table of Contents: 3)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Dave Cockrum
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
B-1579
Feature Logo
A New Tale of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Chemical King; Shrinking Violet; Mon-El; Princess Projectra; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Bouncing Boy]; ERG-1 [Wildfire]
Synopsis
ERG-1 is rejected for membership in the Legion when he refuses to demonstrate his unique power.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Phantom Girl appears in a new costume beginning with this story. Colossal Boy and Princess Projectra appear in new costumes worn in this story only, though Colossal Boy's next costume is somewhat a variation on this one.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Rock 'n' Roll Riddle
    Superboy
  2. 1. The Rock 'n' Roll Riddle of Smallville!
    Superboy
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  4. 3. The One-Shot Hero!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore