Superboy #123
(September 1965)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug. and Nov.
On-sale Date
1965-07-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Curse of the Superboy Mummy! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lana Lang; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Seth (mummy); Neferti (mummy)
Reprints

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

40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

There Is No Superboy (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder (sourced)
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Vivian Berg

Genre
superhero
Characters
Chief Parker; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Sheriff Todd; "Piledriver" Pete; "Hi"-Jack David; Jake "Goldy" Silver; "Ratatat" Reagan
Synopsis
Chief Parker sends Superboy to help Sheriff Parker round up some crooks living in his town.
Reprints
Keywords
Gulchdale; Smallville

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

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Mort Weisinger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Cliff Taylor, Scott Davis, David Rivers, Ronald Harris, William Wallace Kerrigan III, Michael McCloud Calhoun, Kenneth Hodl, Warren Anschultz, Leroy Rogers, Quincy Allen, and Martin Casey.

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

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Nature's Bill of Rights (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
?

Genre
advocacy
Characters
A man; two boys
Synopsis
Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anti-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.

When Krypto Was Sold (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Vivian Berg

Genre
superhero
Characters
Krypto (also as Sport); Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Ronnie Vayle
Synopsis
Clark sells Krypto to Ronnie to teach him a lesson.
Reprints
Keywords
Echo World; Lake Park; Smallville

The Kat Gets Cooled! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Showcase; Enemy Ace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just painted my model with Testor's Custom Finish...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete; cousin Alfie
Synopsis
Pete's paint job gets smeared by cousin Alfie who can't read.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Curse of the Superboy Mummy! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lana Lang; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Seth (death); Neferti (death); Anton
Synopsis
Anton creates a magic potion that gives his son, Seth, the powers of Superboy. But Neferti is tricked by a rival into wearing a magic scarab that removes his powers. She drowns trying to save Seth and they are entombed together. 5,000 years later Lana wears Neferti's scarab which almost kills Superboy.
Reprints
Keywords
Egypt; magic; mummy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

80-Page Giant; Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

10 Issues of Superboy for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Curse of the Superboy Mummy!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias
  3. 2. There Is No Superboy
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  7. 6. ["Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  8. 7. Nature's Bill of Rights
  9. 8. When Krypto Was Sold
    Superboy
  10. 9. The Kat Gets Cooled!
    AMT Models; The Kat from AMT
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Showcase; Enemy Ace
  12. 11. ["I just painted my model with Testor's Custom Finish..."]
    Little Pete
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  14. 13. The Curse of the Superboy Mummy!
    Superboy
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    80-Page Giant; Lois Lane
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  18. 17. 10 Issues of Superboy for Only $1.00
  19. 18. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; World's Finest Comics
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  21. 20. Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac
    Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore