Superboy #31
(March 1954)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1954-01-06
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 Amazing Elephant Boy from Smallville! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy
Reprints
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On the Beam! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy's Advisor! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman ?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Brainstorm Barney (intro)
Synopsis
After a cyclotron explodes while Superboy is flying it into space, the poor lad can't remember a thing!

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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

Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 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)

The Demon Reporter! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Alex Jones of the Smallville Herald (intro); Lana Lang
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!" (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

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

Varsity Vic / 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
I'm glad I ran into you downtown, Lois...
Genre
humor

Johnny Appleseed! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; biography

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Paging Young Mr. America (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Amazing Elephant Boy from Smallville! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lana Lang

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

Superman on Television! Is Super-TV (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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

Peg / 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
School today. I can't wait...
Genre
humor; teen

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

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Artistic Card Co., Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Amazing Elephant Boy from Smallville!
    Superboy
  2. 1. On the Beam!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. Superboy's Advisor!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Hopalong Cassidy
  5. 4. ["Egypt sure is an interesting country..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. The Demon Reporter!
    Superboy
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"
    Buzzy
  10. 9. ["I'm glad I ran into you downtown, Lois..."]
    Varsity Vic
  11. 10. Johnny Appleseed!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. Paging Young Mr. America
  14. 13. The Amazing Elephant Boy from Smallville!
    Superboy
  15. 14. Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
    The Adventures of Superman
  16. 15. ["School today. I can't wait..."]
    Peg
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Artistic Card Co., Inc.
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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