Superboy
#56
(April 1957)
DC,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1957-02-12
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Superboy / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a job for Superboy! ...And this is a job for Superdog!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto
- Reprints
-
in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #30 (1 de enero de 1970)
-
The Secret of Fort Smallville
Superboy / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lana Lang
- Reprints
-
in Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1966-67 ([1966]) - in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #30 (1 de enero de 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Free to get names for our mailing list
Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
Clark Kent, Vandal
Superboy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lana Lang
- Reprints
-
in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #16 ([September 1957]) - in Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1958-59 ([1958])
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #30 (1 de enero de 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Given! Premiums or cash given!
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly, what a way to save money!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #154 (July 1950) - in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #30 (1 de enero de 1970)
-
Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest?
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Lionel and His Lions / 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
- Jump over there! Up!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #102 ([August 1957])
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #30 (1 de enero de 1970)
-
A Job for Super-Dog
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto
- Synopsis
- Krypto decides he's only going to save dogs from now on.
- Reprints
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #330 (March 1965)
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #30 (1 de enero de 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Klein inks per Bob Hughes; Kaye inks per Bob Bailey in Alter Ego #147 (July 2017). We formerly credited John Fischetti.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you want spending money?
[no title indexed]
Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Check the kind of body you want:
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["This is a job for Superboy! ...And this is a job for Superdog!"]
Superboy -
1.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction, Inc. courses -
2.
The Secret of Fort Smallville
Superboy -
3.
["Free to get names for our mailing list"]
Littleton Stamps -
4.
Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing
Buzzy -
5.
Clark Kent, Vandal
Superboy -
6.
["Given! Premiums or cash given!"]
Wilson Chem. Co. -
7.
["Golly, what a way to save money!"]
Shorty -
8.
Did You Enter the Superman DC National Comics Slogan Contest?
-
9.
["Jump over there! Up!"]
Lionel and His Lions -
10.
My Business Is Dynamite
-
11.
A Job for Super-Dog
Superboy -
12.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
13.
["Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!"]
Honor House Products -
14.
["Check the kind of body you want:"]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
15.
["Choose your prize"]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Craig Delich
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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