Superboy #43
(September 1955)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1955-07-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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-Farmer of Smallville! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Bob Hughes.

Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Great Superboy Souvenir Hunt (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh Shorty, come here!
Genre
humor
Reprints

"Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Super-Farmer of Smallville (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Bob Hughes.

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When was the first air express delivery made?

Indexer Notes

puzzle

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

Miniature Spy Camera / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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
What a beautiful day for the beach!
Genre
humor; teen

Know Your Reptiles (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Clark Kent's Coach (Table of Contents: 12)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang
Synopsis
Lana asks Superboy to help Clark become more brave.
Reprints

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

DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Colonial Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Fashion Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Super-Farmer of Smallville!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. The Great Superboy Souvenir Hunt
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Oh Shorty, come here!"]
    Shorty
  6. 5. "Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater
    Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
  7. 6. The Super-Farmer of Smallville
    Superboy
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  9. 8. ["When was the first air express delivery made?"]
    Quick Quiz
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Miniature Spy Camera
  11. 10. ["What a beautiful day for the beach!"]
    Peg
  12. 11. Know Your Reptiles
  13. 12. Clark Kent's Coach
    Superboy
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    DeLuxe Photo Service
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Colonial Studios, Inc.
  17. 16. The Insult That Turned a "Chump" Into a Champ
    Charles Atlas
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore