Superboy #24
(February-March 1953)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-12-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Super-Fat Boy of Steel! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy

Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Super-Fat Boy of Steel! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lana Lang; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent (bald)
Synopsis
All the kids in Smallville mysteriously become fat while Clark is on vacation.

Indexer Notes

We previously credited the script to Bill Woolfolk, but this story is not on Woolfolk's list.

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Make Yourself a Mask! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al McLean (signed)
Inks
Al McLean (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Synopsis
How to make your own masks.
Reprints

The Hot-Rodders of the Air! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang
Synopsis
All the kids in Smallville go airplane crazy and start taking flying lessons.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Varsity Vic / 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
Go out and shovel a path...
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 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
I traveled 250 miles to get here...
Genre
humor
Reprints

Facts, Food and Fancies (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Christmas by Rockwell (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Norman Rockwell

Tops in Comics! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

A Date with Judy; Mutt & Jeff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Let Superboy Do It! (Table of Contents: 16)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton ?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Everybody in Smallville wants Superboy to do their chores.

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

Little Pete / 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 gosh! The sun melted that nice sliding pond...
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Peg / 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
That was Ronnie...
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

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

Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Super-Fat Boy of Steel!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!"
    Superboy
  3. 2. The Super-Fat Boy of Steel!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. ["Poor Pud..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. Make Yourself a Mask!
    Superboy's Workshop
  8. 7. The Hot-Rodders of the Air!
    Superboy
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  10. 9. ["Go out and shovel a path..."]
    Varsity Vic
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  12. 11. ["I traveled 250 miles to get here..."]
    Shorty
  13. 12. Facts, Food and Fancies
  14. 13. Christmas by Rockwell
  15. 14. Tops in Comics!
    A Date with Judy; Mutt & Jeff
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. Let Superboy Do It!
    Superboy
  18. 17. ["Oh gosh! The sun melted that nice sliding pond..."]
    Little Pete
  19. 18. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  20. 19. ["That was Ronnie..."]
    Peg
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix
  22. 21. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore