Superboy
#47
(March 1956)
DC,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1956-01-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Superboy Meets Superman!
Superboy / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Superboy
- Reprints
-
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #94 -
in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 ([Winter] 1961)
-
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How in 10 minutes of fun a day you can become an amazing new 3-D he-man like we did
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Clark Kent's Best Pal!
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whenever danger arises, my pal Clark Kent suddently vanishes--and you always appear, Superboy! Hmm!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Billy Todd (intro); Ma and Pa Kent
- Synopsis
- Despite his better judgement, Clark lets Billy Todd become his best friend, but Billy seems to be spying on him.
- Reprints
in 
in Indexer Notes
Inker credit from art spotters Jim Kealy, Bob Hughes, and Pat Lang. Rehashed in Superboy #86. Billy Todd is a precursor to Pete Ross.
Hot As a Firecracker!
Showcase / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Showcase (1956 series) (DC) issue #1 which includes the cover artwork.
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll get the train ticket!
- Feature Logo
Shorty- Genre
- humor
The 100 Grand Question!
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Attention, all mobsters!
- Feature Logo
Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- "Hijack" Hilton
Indexer Notes
inker credits from art spotters Pat Lang (Stan Kaye) and Bob Hughes (Ray Burnley)
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That looks nice!
- Feature Logo
Little Pete- Genre
- humor; children
Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Doc, thanks. I'm glad Binky talked me into coming here.
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
Indexer Notes
The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.
Bagging the African Buffalo
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Miller (credited as Jerry Marlowe)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The African buffalo in his prime weighs about 1,600 pounds, and has a horn spread up to 54 inches.
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
Superboy Meets Superman
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell me Superboy--any excitement in good old Smallville?
- Feature Logo
- Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Superboy accidentally flies through time to the future where he meets his grown-up self.
- Reprints
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 ([Winter] 1961)
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #12 (1 de julio de 1968)
- in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #5 (June-July 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Inker credit by Bob Hughes; formerly credited to John Fischetti.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you want spending money? Sell these popular patriotic and religious mottoes
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Free! This valuable set of stamps from the world's most exciting pirate strongholds
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Superboy Meets Superman!
Superboy -
1.
["How in 10 minutes of fun a day you can become an amazing new 3-D he-man like we did"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
Clark Kent's Best Pal!
Superboy -
3.
Hot As a Firecracker!
Showcase -
4.
["I'll get the train ticket!"]
Shorty -
5.
The 100 Grand Question!
Superboy -
6.
["That looks nice!"]
Little Pete -
7.
[no title indexed]
-
8.
Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!
Binky -
9.
Bagging the African Buffalo
-
10.
Superboy Meets Superman
Superboy -
11.
["Do you want spending money? Sell these popular patriotic and religious mottoes"]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
12.
["Free! This valuable set of stamps from the world's most exciting pirate strongholds"]
Littleton Stamps -
13.
["Win a valuable prize for picking the right dress just choose the right dress and you're a winner!"]
Fashion Frocks, Inc. -
14.
B.T.O. (Big Time Operator)
Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
- James Zee
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