Superboy #14
(May-June 1951)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-03-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Boy from Mars (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Mars Boy

Indexer Notes

Inks credit supplied by Bob Hughes.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
These top favorites plus 23 other great comics magazines...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Boy from Mars! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Marsboy (first appearance)
Synopsis
A super-hero from Mars comes to Earth to steal the Sphinx.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited the script to William Woolfolk, but it is not listed in his records. Inker credit by Bob Hughes.

Sabotaging the Saboteurs (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo (signed)
Pencils
Horace Elmo (signed)
Inks
Horace Elmo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which is the only large city in the world situated on two continents?

The Hit of the Lot! (Table of Contents: 5)

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
Hmm... Chapter One - 'How to Impress the Female.'
Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Jitterbug; Carol
Reprints

Superboy Goes to School! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Dr. Hobson
Synopsis
Dr Hobson tries to force Superboy to attend school.

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Inks
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're lost!
Genre
children

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

Little Pete / 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
Golly, I wonder how my Dad will take it?
Genre
humor; children

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

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
It was nice of Bill to let me have his bloodhound!
Genre
humor

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Precious Bones (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Sarafianos
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

Peg / 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
Oh Peg, your date is here!
Genre
humor; teen

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

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Buzzy Says "Get It Off Your Chest!" (Table of Contents: 15)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
humor; teen

Pa Kent's Dangerous Assistant! (Table of Contents: 16)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz ?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jonathan Kent (bald); Edgar Bowles; Superboy; Ma Kent
Synopsis
Pa Kent hires a new stock boy as a favor to an old friend.

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Action! Excitement! Glamor! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

A Super Puppet (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Al McLean
Pencils
Al McLean
Inks
Al McLean
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero

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

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Boy from Mars
    Superboy
  2. 1. ["These top favorites plus 23 other great comics magazines..."]
  3. 2. The Boy from Mars!
    Superboy
  4. 3. Sabotaging the Saboteurs
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires
  5. 4. ["Which is the only large city in the world situated on two continents?"]
    Quick Quiz
  6. 5. The Hit of the Lot!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  7. 6. ["Hmm... Chapter One - 'How to Impress the Female.'"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  8. 7. Superboy Goes to School!
    Superboy
  9. 8. ["We're lost!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. ["Golly, I wonder how my Dad will take it?"]
    Little Pete
  11. 10. ["It was nice of Bill to let me have his bloodhound!"]
    Casey the Cop
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. Precious Bones
  14. 13. ["Oh Peg, your date is here!"]
    Peg
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  16. 15. Buzzy Says "Get It Off Your Chest!"
    Buzzy
  17. 16. Pa Kent's Dangerous Assistant!
    Superboy
  18. 17. Action! Excitement! Glamor!
    Dale Evans Comics
  19. 18. A Super Puppet
    Superboy's Workshop
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Novelty Mart
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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