Superboy #78

(January 1960)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Claire Kent, Alias Super-Sister! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

John Sikela

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Shar-La (introduction); Lana Lang; Superboy robots; Superboy

Synopsis

An alien from a planet ruled by women turns Superboy into a girl as punishment for his making sexist remarks.

Reprints

• in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #1 (August 1964)
• in Superman Presents Superboy Comic (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #109 ([Circa 1977-1979])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm lucky! There's a place to park!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #91 (April 1955)

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Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Origin of Superboy's Super-Costume! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superboy; An Untold Tale of Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

John Sikela

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Superbaby

Synopsis

Though it had long been known that Superman's costume was made from Kryptonian blankets, this is the first story that showed exactly how this was done.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8 (Winter 1963-1964)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1966 (Oktober 1966)
• in Superboy Spectacular (DC, 1980 series) #1 (1980)

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

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bill Menzel, Judy Quigg, David Linton, John Schmitz, Ana May Kutcher, Larry Kaye, Danny Hollyfield, and Paul Bellocchio.

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm on a diet now, Vic!

Genre

humor

Coming Super-Attractions (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Ghost of Jor-El! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mxyzptlk (first meeting with Superboy); Jor-El; Fuzastl (introduction, Mxyzptlk's father); Tlndsa (introduction, Mxyzptlk's mother)

Synopsis

Mxyztplk first discovers Superboy's world and comes there to play tricks on him.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8 (Winter 1963-1964) [retitled]
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #11/1967 (3. Juni 1967)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #2 (1974)
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-45 (June-July 1976)
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #16 (1981)

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Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bob's Christmas Gift! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)