(July-August 1949)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-05-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wenzel
Inks
Al Wenzel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Trimming the hedges with his hand -- that's our boy!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy
Reprints

Indexer Notes

art credits by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy's Hall of Fame! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
Ed Dobrotka
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Superboy travels through time then returns to 1949.
Keywords
time travel

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

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

Kellogg's Variety / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

A Weather Guide (Table of Contents: 5)

Superboy's Workshop / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wenzel
Inks
Al Wenzel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Superboy, Bodyguard! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wenzel
Inks
George Roussos ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

art credits by Bob Hughes; we formerly credited John Sikela

Focusing on the Firebug (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 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
Hello, sonny! Rushing to your violin lesson?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Science Question Box / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Bebe / comic story / 2 pages (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
C'mon, Hoppy!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Post's Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy's Great Amateur Hour! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
Ed Dobrotka
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; The Maestro; Taps; Biceps; Canary; Mrs. Montgomery Mint; Wordsworth Mint; Artie Barnes; Joe; Sally Webster
Reprints
Keywords
goldenrod pollen; juggling; seals; Talent School; ventriloquist

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

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

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bandits Bombed by Bottles! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Escaped Bear...And a Bare Escape! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lost in the Woods (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Superman DC Publication means the Best in Westerns (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics; Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Trimming the hedges with his hand -- that's our boy!"]
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. Superboy's Hall of Fame!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Variety
  5. 4. Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. A Weather Guide
    Superboy's Workshop
  7. 6. Superboy, Bodyguard!
    Superboy
  8. 7. Focusing on the Firebug
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  9. 8. ["Hello, sonny! Rushing to your violin lesson?"]
    Casey the Cop
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Science Question Box
  12. 11. ["C'mon, Hoppy!"]
    Bebe
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Post's Cereals
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  15. 14. Superboy's Great Amateur Hour!
    Superboy
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Monark Super Deluxe
  17. 16. Bandits Bombed by Bottles!
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  18. 17. Escaped Bear...And a Bare Escape!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  19. 18. Lost in the Woods
    Adventures of "Popsicle Pete"
  20. 19. A Superman DC Publication means the Best in Westerns
    All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics; Western Comics
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mark Muller
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore