(March 1982)

DC, 1980 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-12-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-3809
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, Superboy! You dare not leave us locked in this kryptonite cage--
Genre
superhero
Reprints

The Secret Time Forgot to Tell! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
S-3820
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ralsa (introduction); Sar-Ul (introduction); Jor-El; Lara; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
Synopsis
Ralsa and Sar-Ul claim to be Superboy's real parents
Reprints
Keywords
kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Part 1.

The K-9 Caper! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From the outside, it appears the Gotham Dog Show is running normally!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; K-9
Synopsis
Dognapper K-9 invades the Gotham Dog Show but is stopped by Batman and Twinkies.
Keywords
dog show; dognapping; Gotham; Gotham Dog Show

Indexer Notes

Copyright © 1981 Continental Baking Company. Writing credit from interview with Bob Rozakis at seanbaby.com.

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

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-3814

Superboy's Mystery Mission! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superboy Presents Strange Encounters of the First Time! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
Dennis Jensen
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Shelly Leferman

Job Number
S-3764
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ma Kent; President Kennedy
Synopsis
Superboy rescues the Mercury astronauts.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Part 2.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["No, Superboy! You dare not leave us locked in this kryptonite cage--"]
    Superboy
  2. 1. The Secret Time Forgot to Tell!
    Superboy
  3. 2. The K-9 Caper!
    Batman; Hostess Twinkies
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  5. 4. Superboy's Mystery Mission!
    Superboy Presents Strange Encounters of the First Time!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Alan Smith
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore