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Issue: Superboy #129
Publication Date: May 1966
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Issues: #129 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/10/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: Also designated on cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G22 and as G-22 on indicia page.

On-sale date from ad in All-American Men of War #115 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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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Superboy and His Super-Friends!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Mon-El; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Dworn; Vidal; Krypton Kid [Zar-Al]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Part I: Superboy's Big Brother!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Kal-El]; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
Synopsis: When a space ship crashes outside Smallville, Superboy finds an amnesiac super-powered youth who might be his older brother. He christens him Mon-El and sets him up with a secret identity, but he soon finds evidence that Mon-El is not in fact Kryptonian.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #89 published June 1961
was Superboy's Big Brother! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: A revised retelling of "Superman's Big Brother" from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #80.
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Part 2: The Secret of Mon-El!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Mon-El [Bob Cobb] (origin); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Miss Joyce; King Mycerinua; Rhodopis; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone inhabitants [one unnamed prisoner] (flashback)
Synopsis: Trying to prove Mon-El isn't actually Kryptonian, Superboy accidentally exposes him to lead, which both poisons him and returns his memory. He remembers that he is a space explorer from Daxam who visited Krypton, meeting Jor-El and Lara, before arriving on Earth. To save his life, Superboy sends Mon-El into the Phantom Zone until he can cure him of his lead poisoning.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #89 published June 1961
was [Superboy's Big Brother! Part II] The Secret of Mon-El! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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How Mon-El Left the Phantom Zone

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell (uncredited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is the 1st time that Mon-El's real name, Lar Gand, is used.
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[untitled]

Activity  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
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: Mr. Cap, I always have some trouble when I build my models...
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6388
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The Kents' Second Super-Son!

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
Character(s): Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Vidal; Lana Lang
Synopsis: Vidal, a Superboy from another planet, takes Superboy's place on Earth while he's away on a space mission.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #260 published May 1959
was The Kents' Second Super-Son! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.
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Health Myths Debunked!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First appeared in DC titles dated November 1962.
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The Super-Weakling from Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Dworn; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang
Synopsis: Space traveller Dworn is a super weakling under Earth's gravity, however, his power to transmute any element into gold means he is a target for criminals
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #65 published June 1958
was The Super-Weakling from Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Two Boys of Steel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Clark Kent robot; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Mrs Lang
Synopsis: When Kryptonite exposure robs Superboy of his memory, he stumbles into Lana's house and is taken in by the Langs.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #63 published March 1958
was The Two Boys of Steel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Superboy's Time Trips

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell (uncredited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #165 published May 1970
as Superboy's Time Trips [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Kid from Krypton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypton Kid [Zar-Al]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
Synopsis: Zar-Al arrives from the past where he explains that he is on a mission to save Krypton, although his mission fails, he still returns to old Krypton to meet his fate.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #242 published November 1957
was The Kid from Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Supergirl in Smallville!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Linda Lee, also as Linda Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto; Linda Lee robot
Synopsis: Supergirl flies to Superboy's time to see if she can protect her identity and prove to Superman she's ready to be revealed to the world.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #278 published November 1960
was Supergirl in Smallville! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12

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