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Issue: Superboy #40
Publication Date: April 1955
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Issues: #40 of 230 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/13/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202, 205, 208)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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The Magic Necklace!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Lana Lang
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Rube Grossman
Inker(s): Rube Grossman
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Peter Porkchops
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Boy of Clay!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Prof. Lang
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Comic #78 [1'- Cover Price] published December 1956
as The Boy of Clay [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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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): Leave It to Binky; World's Finest Comics
First Line: To the boys and girls of America...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Make This X-Ray Box

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy's Workshop
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The School for Geniuses!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): John Sikela
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Company
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: Oh boy! Sue invited me for dinner...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Adventure in the Skies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Magic Necklace!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alvin Schwartz
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): John Sikela
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Lana Lang; Prof Lang
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy Adventure Book #1955-56 published January 1955
as The Magic Necklace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #4 published January 1956
as The Magic Necklace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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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
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bebe
First Line: Look what my teacher gave me - A prize!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stuart Greetings, Inc.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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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): Thom McAn
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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