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Issue: Superboy #85
Publication Date: December 1960
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Issues: #85 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: 10/06/1960
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): Mort Weisinger
Disclose Notes: Printed in the U.S.A. On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #270 and 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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Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Secret of Mighty Boy!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Mighty Boy; Mighty Dog; Superboy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
Character(s): Joe Weider; Clancy Ross
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad, with response coupon, for training course from Joe Weider.
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The Mystery of Mighty Boy! Part I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Mighty Boy of Zumoor [Zarl Kazzan]; Rovo, the Mighty Dog; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Superboy robots; Superboy
First Line: Presenting... a two-part novel in which a strange twist of destiny makes history repeat itself in a super way!
Synopsis: Superboy meets a boy from Earth who has gained super powers on another planet.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #6 published January 1962
as The Mystery of Mighty Boy! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Similar to Superboy #52 and Superman #58.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman
First Line: The next Giant Superman annual...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Superman annual 2
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Children of Tomorrow!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
First Line: Celebrating United Nations Day, October 24th
Synopsis: Comics-form article relates how sub-standard conditions affect children in the world and quotes the "UN Declaration of the Rights of a Child."
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[The Mystery of Mighty Boy!] Part II: Superboy's Lost Friend!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Mighty Boy; Mighty Dog; Charise Kaan; Superboy
First Line: Strange indeed has been the history of Mighty Boy, the 'Superboy' from earth!
Synopsis: Superboy must leave Zumoor forever.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #20 published March 1961
as Superboy's Lost Friend! (The Mystery of Mighty Boy! Part 2) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #6 published January 1962
as Part II: Superboy's Lost Friend! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Homer
Character(s): Homer
First Line: A flat tire!
Synopsis: Homer uses a ring of sausages as a spare tire on his meat delivery truck.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #158 published January 1963
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Coming Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; Action Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Smallville Mailsack
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Keith Carter, Rick Crum, Tommy Moore, Olivia Silensky, Mary Carter, Lars Smathers, and Conley Phillips
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The Impossible Mission!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Abraham Lincoln; Mary Todd Lincoln; Tad Lincoln; Lex Luthor; John Wilkes Booth; Major Henry Rathbone
First Line: How strange, how mysterious is fate and its effect upon our lives!
Synopsis: Superboy travels to the past to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but runs into the adult Lex Luthor who immobilizes Superboy with red kryptonite. When Luthor realizes he has prevented Superboy from saving Lincoln, he remorsefully flees the past in his time machine.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAlbi del Falco #264 published May 1961
as La missione impossibile [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #11 published June 1965
as The Impossible Mission! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Sixties #[nn] published November 1999
as The Impossible Mission! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: Past and Future #[nn] published February 2008
as The Impossible Mission! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bebe
Character(s): Bebe; friend
First Line: Look at this swell mud, Bebe.
Synopsis: Bebe's friend doesn't care if she gets in trouble.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #87 published February 1954
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
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): Task Force
First Line: America's most exciting war game only $1.00 plus postage
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from Helen of Toy, Co.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
First Line: Do you want spending money?
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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): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Character(s): Yogi Berra; Mickey Mantle; Whitey Ford; Bob Cousy; Doak Walker; Carmen Basilio; Kyle Rote; Joe Louis
First Line: Let us pack your body with the muscle power you've always wanted!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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