Superboy
#8
(May-June 1950)
DC,
1949 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-03-27
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in [no title indexed]
Superboy / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yum yum -- I see you've got blueberry pie for dessert, Mother!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ma Kent; Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
When Superboy Was a Superbaby
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jonathan Kent; Ma Kent; Superbaby (first appearance as Superbaby); Superboy [Clark Kent]; Alice (baby-sitter); Marty
- Reprints
-
in Colossal Comic Annual (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #5 ([August 1958])
-
Indexer Notes
inker credit by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, Pete, practise your piano lesson!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pete; Pete's mother
The Flags of Crime!
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Pa Kent; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Humpty Dumpty [Robert Hobb] (alias the Hobby Robber); John Bondy
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Bob Hughes.
Smallville celebrates its fiftieth anniversary.
Lassoing the Lion
"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / advertisement / 1 page
Home, Sweet Home!
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Bertram Biggs Sr.; Alice Biggs; Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs; Lucy Biggs
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Bob Hughes, Gene Reed, Merlin Haas, Edgar Loftin, and Allen Ross. Loftin and Ross question Mayer inks credit. Bob Bailey argues Bob Oksner base with Mayer heads.
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
Shutter Bugs
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography
- Characters
- Alan Howe; Tommy Hanlon; George "Skeets" Harrison; Bailey Donally
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Did I ever tell you about the time I caught a three foot bass, Daffy?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Daffy; Doodle
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #99 (August 1946)
-
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, Dad, I'll shovel a path to the street!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty; Shorty's father
The Boy Without a World!
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; "Ruby" Dexter; Principal Martin; Tommy Jones; Jack Miller
Whistling Lariat
Superboy's Workshop / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Yum yum -- I see you've got blueberry pie for dessert, Mother!"]
Superboy -
1.
[no title indexed]
Kodak Cameras and Film -
2.
When Superboy Was a Superbaby
Superboy -
3.
Pee Wee Reese
Wheaties -
4.
["Now, Pete, practise your piano lesson!"]
Little Pete -
5.
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch -
6.
The Flags of Crime!
Superboy -
7.
Lassoing the Lion
"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] -
8.
Home, Sweet Home!
Binky -
9.
[no title indexed]
Bob Hope -
10.
Shutter Bugs
-
11.
Ready to Go
-
12.
["Did I ever tell you about the time I caught a three foot bass, Daffy?"]
Daffy & Doodle -
13.
[no title indexed]
Bazooka Bubble Gum -
14.
["Okay, Dad, I'll shovel a path to the street!"]
Shorty -
15.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
16.
The Boy Without a World!
Superboy -
17.
[no title indexed]
Columbia -
18.
Whistling Lariat
Superboy's Workshop -
19.
Bing's Coming Your Way!
Feature Films Magazine -
20.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- John Censullo
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- John Monagle
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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