(May-June 1949)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-03-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Wenzel ?
Inks
Al Wenzel ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Smallville Celebrates Superboy Day
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bob Hughes.

First mention of Smallville.

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Stunts of Superboy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
Ed Dobrotka
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes. Art credits may be reversed.

First story set in Smallville.

Bamboozling the Bank Robbers (Table of Contents: 3)

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

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

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
H'lo, Pete! Where are you going?
Genre
humor; children

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

Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages (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
Yipes! Look at this swell report card!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll find this sure-fire brand...

George Washington's Drum! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
Ed Dobrotka
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
George Washington

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes.

Time travel story.

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

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Bat Kite (Table of Contents: 11)

Superboy's Workshop / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Wenzel
Inks
Al Wenzel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Black Magic (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred David
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Superboy... John Doe! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
Ed Dobrotka
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

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

Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Shorty / 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
Ah, nature - Sweet nature!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll find this sure-fire brand...

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Smallville Celebrates Superboy Day"]
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Stunts of Superboy!
    Superboy
  4. 3. Bamboozling the Bank Robbers
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  5. 4. ["H'lo, Pete! Where are you going?"]
    Little Pete
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Listerine Tooth Paste
  7. 6. ["Yipes! Look at this swell report card!"]
    Varsity Vic
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  9. 8. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand..."]
    Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics
  10. 9. George Washington's Drum!
    Superboy
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  12. 11. The Bat Kite
    Superboy's Workshop
  13. 12. Black Magic
  14. 13. Superboy... John Doe!
    Superboy
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia
  16. 15. Editorial Advisory Board
  17. 16. ["Ah, nature - Sweet nature!"]
    Shorty
  18. 17. ["You'll find this sure-fire brand..."]
    Western Comics; All-American Western; Dale Evans Comics
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore