Superboy #45
(December 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
1955-10-02
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.

A Trap for Superboy! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang
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Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Incredible Superboy Auction (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
Synopsis
After the General Store burns down Pa must raise money and accidentally auctions off all of Clark's Superboy souvenirs.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Bat Kite (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wenzel
Inks
Al Wenzel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
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The Secret of the Super Charades (Table of Contents: 5)

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; Lana Lang

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Varsity Vic / 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
Eight o'clock...
Genre
humor

The Man Who Owned a Volcano (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[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
Stop quarreling, boys!
Genre
humor; children

"Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

A Trap for Superboy! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent
Synopsis
Lana Lang stumbles on a piece of kryptonite and tries to prove Clark is Superboy.
Keywords
kryptonite

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How a Nation Is Born, Your United Nations at Work (Table of Contents: 14)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer ?
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Trap for Superboy!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. Incredible Superboy Auction
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  5. 4. The Bat Kite
    Superboy's Workshop
  6. 5. The Secret of the Super Charades
    Superboy
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  8. 7. ["Eight o'clock..."]
    Varsity Vic
  9. 8. The Man Who Owned a Volcano
  10. 9. ["Stop quarreling, boys!"]
    Little Pete
  11. 10. "Wings" Winchester Saves the Movie Theater
    Winchester Roller Skates
  12. 11. A Trap for Superboy!
    Superboy
  13. 12. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    104 Kings' Knights
  15. 14. How a Nation Is Born, Your United Nations at Work
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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