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Issue: Superboy #20
Publication Date: June 1952
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Issues: #20 of 230 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/31/1952
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched; Squarebound (#129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202, 205, 208)
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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The Ghost That Haunted Smallville!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Jor-El
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superman Says: "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Ghost That Haunted Smallville!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): John Fischetti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Jor-El; Superboy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Writer credit by Bob Hughes. 1st Superboy story that indicates he knows he's from Krypton?
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Pages: 0.33
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson
Inker(s): Ray Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Boy! He's excited!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Peg
First Line: I hear you had a big fight with Arthur!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Bob Hope #45 published June 1957
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #40 published April 1963
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Pages: 0.5
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Superboy's Safety Code!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger ?
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): John Sikela
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Chief Brann (Smallville Police); Superboy
Synopsis: Superboy starts a safety club for bicycle riders, but Mel Blake thinks his bike is too cool to have safety equipment.
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Pages: 9.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Out of This World; Necco
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Pages: 0.33
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Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Hello, Butch!
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In Content Item: FlagMr. District Attorney #63 published May 1958
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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So You Want to Be a Paratrooper?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Kent
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Varsity Vic
First Line: Here comes Tod Brown...
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Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Kaye
Penciller(s): Stan Kaye
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Kaye
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fireman Pete
First Line: Pete! There's a gal up there...
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In Content Item: FlagBatman #106 published March 1957
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Signed in lower right corner of last panel.
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The Dragon Teeth Soldiers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): John Sikela
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 1
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Tumbling Clown

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al McLean
Inker(s): Al McLean
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy's Workshop
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #64 published April 1958
as Tumbling Clown [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics; Superman
First Line: The oldest symbol in comics...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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