Superboy
#49
(June 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
- 1956-04-03
- 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 Loneliest Boy in Town
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Freddy Parker; Joe Parker
- Synopsis
- Freddy Parker is ashamed of his father because he's just a doorman.
- Reprints
-
in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #99 ([May 1957])
-
Indexer Notes
Story retold in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #88.
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll never speak to Arthur again!
- Genre
- humor; teen
Lana Lang's Secret Identity
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lana Lang; Mrs. Lang
- Synopsis
- When Lana wins a contest and tries to remain anonymous, Clark turns the tables on her and tries to prove she is Miss Glow.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.
[no title indexed]
Colonel Cornwall / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry, Professor!... Puff... Puff... He's gaining!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
from Danger Trail (DC, 1950 series) #4 (January-February 1951)
-
Metallo of Krypton
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Metallo
- Synopsis
- Superboy is trapped on an asteroid by kryptonite dust and discovers a robot there that was built on Krypton.
- Keywords
- kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Story retold in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #276
[no title indexed]
Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Movyland Studios Photos / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Metallo of Krypton!
Superboy -
1.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
2.
The Loneliest Boy in Town
Superboy -
3.
[no title indexed]
DeLuxe Photo Service -
4.
"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
Winchester Roller Skates -
5.
["I'll never speak to Arthur again!"]
Peg -
6.
Lana Lang's Secret Identity
Superboy -
7.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
8.
Shooting the Stars
-
9.
["Hurry, Professor!... Puff... Puff... He's gaining!"]
Colonel Cornwall -
10.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
11.
Metallo of Krypton
Superboy -
12.
[no title indexed]
100 Autos, Buses & Trucks -
13.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
14.
[no title indexed]
Dean Studios Photo Enlargements; Movyland Studios Photos
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- James Zee
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