Superboy Annual
#1966-67
([1966])
Atlas Publishing,
1953 Series
- Price
- 9/6 [0-9-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 96
- On-sale Date
- 1966
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.
[no title indexed]
illustration / 2 pages
- Characters
- Superboy; Bobo the detective chimp
Indexer Notes
Front endpapers with a six panel strip across the two pages featuring illustrations of Superboy and Bobo, some from Superboy #80 and the Bobo illustration from Rex the Wonder Dog #6. One panel is a "This book belongs to" box. Orange background.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Title in bold black caps with statement of ownership at bottom.
The Secret of Fort Smallville
Superboy / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lana Lang
- Reprints
-
from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #56 (April 1957)
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Superboy's Best Friend!
Superboy / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Jack; Freddy Shaw (introduction, dies); Superboy robots; Freddy Shaw robot; Mr. Gray (a teacher); Dr. Kenyon; Joe Shaw; Rick Farrow
- Synopsis
- Freddy Shaw becomes Clark Kent's best friend and is let in on his secret identity as Superboy. Freddy proceeds to blab to his ex-convict half-brother, Joe, and his buddy Rick Farrow and finally in his last few hours to anyone who was close to his death bed. All of Freddy's blabbing was caused by his brain fever delirium.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #77 (December 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Freddy appears to be a prototype for Pete Ross, whose appearance is identical.
The Riddle of the Riverside Raceway!
Detective Chimp / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- animal; detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- While the Sheriff chases a racketeer named Danny Sharp, Bobo goes with a female friend to the track to see Jubilee, her race horse. Someone drops a stick of dynamite that Bobo hurls away. When gangsters torch the stall, Bobo rides Jubilee to safety and hides him. Finally he climbs a palm tree and beans the bad guys with coconuts - and gets a jockey suit as a souvenir!
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #11 (September-October 1953)
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Superboy Meets Supergirl!
Superboy / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We all have our secret hopes and dreams, one of Superboy's is to know a human pal possessing super-powers equal to his,
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Lee]; Superman; Zor-El (flashback); Martha Kent
- Synopsis
- Supergirl goes back into the past to meet Superboy, so he can have a super playmate.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #80 (April 1960)
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- Keywords
- Argo City
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. We originally suggested Otto Binder, as credited in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1. Inks credit from Pat Lang and Bob Hughes. We originally both credited Forte and suggested also George Klein. Inks credited to Klein in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1.
Supergirl's mother Alura is shown but not named in story.
The Case of the Suspicious Signature!
Detective Chimp / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- animal; detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- Bobo's latest craze is collecting autographs. The Sheriff is summoned to a hotel where $50 was stolen and oddly returned. Bobo chirps about the signatures in the hotel register, then sneaks around back to rescue Wallace Brook, a famous movie actor. Bobo recognized the signature when he was forced to sign in while kidnapped! Bobo even gets a hug - and autograph - from his fiancee' starlet!
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #17 (September-October 1954)
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Indexer Notes
Original story was 5.67 pages. Last page panels stretched to make 6 pages.
The Invasion of Krypton!
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Lara; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Kal-El
- Synopsis
- Baby Kal-El uses Jor-El's anti-gravity ray to defeat an invasion of Krypton.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #83 (September 1960)
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Indexer Notes
"My Life on Krypton, Chapter II"
Crime Runs the Bases
Detective Chimp / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- animal; detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- In his latest craze, Bobo becomes the mascot of the Eagles baseball team, and best friend of their pitcher, Lefty Crane. When Lefty is kidnapped by gangsters, Bobo tags along, slips inside, and beans them with billiard balls until the police arrive. Bobo even gets his own miniature Eagles uniform!
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #9 (May-June 1953)
-
- Keywords
- Baseball; chimpanzee
Indexer Notes
Listed on contents page as "Crime Raids the Bases".
The Rainbow Raider!
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Breaking the law is a risky, dangerous business that leads inevitably to disaster.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Rainbow Raider (introduction); Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
- Synopsis
- The Rainbow Raider seems to have the power to make Superboy do whatever he wants.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #84 (October 1960)
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Superboy Meets William Tell!
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- William Tell; Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
- Synopsis
- Superboy travels through time to meet William Tell.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #84 (October 1960)
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The Scientific Crook-Catcher!
Detective Chimp / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- animal; detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- In a tale he personally narrates Bobo disguises himself as a human in order to capture Larry the Lynx. Bobo quote: "The things I do in the interest of science."
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #29 (September-October 1956)
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The Super-Injun of Smallville!
Superboy / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Dave Wood ?
- Pencils
- George Papp
- Inks
- George Papp
- Colors
- ? (green and black)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Big Foot (introduction); Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
- Synopsis
- Big Foot travels to Smallville from the nearby Indian reservation to buy a Superboy costume.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #84 (October 1960)
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Table of Contents
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0.
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1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
The Secret of Fort Smallville
Superboy -
5.
Superboy's Best Friend!
Superboy -
6.
The Riddle of the Riverside Raceway!
Detective Chimp -
7.
Superboy Meets Supergirl!
Superboy -
8.
The Case of the Suspicious Signature!
Detective Chimp -
9.
The Invasion of Krypton!
Superboy -
10.
Crime Runs the Bases
Detective Chimp -
11.
The Rainbow Raider!
Superboy -
12.
Superboy Meets William Tell!
Superboy -
13.
[no title indexed]
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14.
The Scientific Crook-Catcher!
Detective Chimp -
15.
The Super-Injun of Smallville!
Superboy -
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[no title indexed]
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17.
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- Stephen Mitchell
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- James Zee
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