Superboy
#77
(December 1959)
DC,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1959-10-08
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Space Adventures of Krypto!
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Krypto
- Reprints
-
in Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1 (Summer 1964) -
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #23/1967 (18. November 1967) -
in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #4 (décembre 1967) -
in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #9/1969 ([september] 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Honey in Hollywood / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why, there's B.G., the big producer!
- Genre
- superhero; humor
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #15 (June-July 1952)
-
Coming Super-Attractions
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
The Grandson of Steel!
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Clark Kent; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superbaby; Hiram Kent (introduction); Edith Kent (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Ma and Pa leave baby Clark to stay with his grandparents for a little while.
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #212 (December 1968)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #15/1969 (26. Juli 1969)
-
Indexer Notes
An Untold Tale of Superboy.
Superboy's Best Friend!
Superboy / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Jack; Freddy Shaw (introduction, dies); Superboy robots; Freddy Shaw robot; Mr. Gray (a teacher); Dr. Kenyon; Joe Shaw; Rick Farrow
- Synopsis
- Freddy Shaw becomes Clark Kent's best friend and is let in on his secret identity as Superboy. Freddy proceeds to blab to his ex-convict half-brother, Joe, and his buddy Rick Farrow and finally in his last few hours to anyone who was close to his death bed. All of Freddy's blabbing was caused by his brain fever delirium.
- Reprints
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #319 (April 1964)
-
in Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1966-67 ([1966])
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Freddy appears to be a prototype for Pete Ross, whose appearance is identical.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Superboy's Best Friend!
Superboy -
1.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
2.
The Space Adventures of Krypto!
Superboy -
3.
["Why, there's B.G., the big producer!"]
Honey in Hollywood -
4.
Coming Super-Attractions
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; Action Comics -
5.
The Atom Servant of Man
-
6.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
7.
The Grandson of Steel!
Superboy -
8.
[no title indexed]
Smallville Mailsack -
9.
[no title indexed]
Hi-Power Binoculars -
10.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve -
11.
Superboy's Best Friend!
Superboy -
12.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
13.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
14.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
15.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- James Ludwig
- Donald Dale Milne
- Tony R. Rose
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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