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Issue: Superboy #163
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 01/06/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader (TCR Publications, 1964 series) #76 (December 1969) 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:  
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
Reform School Rebel

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy
Reprinting
FlagSuperboy #8/1970 published August 1970
as Fengselsrebellen [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
6501
Reform School Rebel!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto; Evil-Eye Gratch; Skimpy Sills; Mrs. Sills (Skimpy's mother); Knucks Mangrin; unnamed members of the State Commission
Night on the outskirts of Smallville...
Superboy helps Gratch track down Skimpy, who has broken out of the local reform school farm. After listening to Skimpy's tale of abuse at the hands of Gratch and his lackeys, Superboy trades places to go undercover at the farm to expose conditions there.
Reprinting
FlagSuperboy #8/1970 published August 1970
as Fengselsrebellen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman Supacomic #143 published July 1971
as Reform School Rebel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperboy #33 published August 1985
as Wer zuviel weiß, lebt gefährlich! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
15.17
B-625
Page 6 is a 2/3-page and page 16 is a 1/2-page.
Can You Believe?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
? (promo)
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous
Jerry Lewis; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
Promotional advertisement taking up the bottom 1/3 of page 6 of the first story for The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 Series) #117 (March-April 1970).
Our Valentine for You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
? (promo)
Subject Matter
superhero
Supergirl; Superman; Comet the Super Horse [also as Byron the Centaur; also as Bronco Bill]; Luma Lynai; Tor-An
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Sequence falls in between pages 8 and 9 of the first story.

Promotional advertisement for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 Series) #390 (March-April 1970).
And Here's Your Sneak Preview of Our Sensational Giant!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
? (promo)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Flash [Barry Allen]; Reverse Flash [Professor Zoom]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Sequence falls in between pages 8 and 9 of the first story.

Promotional advertisement for The Flash (DC, 1959 Series) #196 (April 1970).
The Super-Robot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy robot (not built by Superboy); Pop Peabody; Silky; Monk
Two crooks try to peddle a Superboy robot that's supposed to have all his powers.
Reprinting
FlagSuperboy #52 published October 1956
was The Super-Robot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
B-524
The Brand Rustlers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Lee Rider; Lee
Lee; Uncle Frank; Sheriff
You look like a real cowboy, Lee.
Lee discovers who has been rustling their horses.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Sequence falls in between pages 4 and 5 of the second story.

Advertisement in comic format for Lee brand jeans from H. D. Lee Company of Shawnee Mission, Kansas.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
B-515
Letters from: Amanda Neville (Henniker, New Hampshire), John Erchman (Redland, California), an Joe DeShon (Macon, Missouri).
Letter snippets from: Gregory Kent (Goleta, California), D. M. Houseplan (Englewood, New Jersey), Hal Marzell (Atlantic City, New Jersey), Michael Rust (Coos Bay, Oregon), and Sandra Haney (Euless, Texas).
Superboy's Powers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Superboy Legend
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
FlagSuperboy #8/1970 published August 1970
as Superkreftene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman #25/1970 published December 1970
as Die Superboy-Saga [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
B-433
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
This is the tenth time we've circled the Earth, Dr. Rocket...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
6425
[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
Date of Filing: October 1, 1969
Office of publication and General Business Office of the Publishers: 909 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, wholly owned by Kinney National Service, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10020.

A. Total Number Copies Printed (Net Press Run):
-Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 856,000
-Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 825,000
B. Paid Circulation
-1. Sales through dealers carriers, street vendors and counter sales:
--Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 465,000
--Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 441,000
-2. Mail subscriptions:
--Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 462
--Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 427
C. Total Paid Circulation:
-Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 465,462
-Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 441,427
D. Free Distribution (including samples) by mail, carrier or other means:
-Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 346
-Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 346
E. Total Distribution (Sum of C and D):
-Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 465,808
-Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 441,773
F. Office Use, Left-Over, Unaacounted, Spoiled After Printing:
-Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 390,192
-Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 383,227
G. Total (Sum of E and F - should equal net press run shown in A):
-Average Number of Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 856,000
-Single Issue Nearest to Filing Date: 825,000

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