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Issue: Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 #[nn]
Publication Date: February 2001
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Variant: Direct Sales
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Comics Millennium EditionView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 12/28/2000
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 76194122817400111
Price: $4.95 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (original, credited); Jack Schiff (original, actual); Adam Phillips (collected edition); Nick J. Napolitano (associate, collected edition)
Disclose Notes: Credits for this issue are from Bob Hughes, who documented his latest thoughts on the credits for the original of this issue on the DC Message Boards on 2007-11-04. He also was the source of the credits as printed in this Millennium Edition, which are now superseded by his latest thoughts.

This issue was selected for reprinting by readers in online voting for Millennium Editions. There is no note on its cover to indicate the election, while all other winners carry a notation.

Final release in DC's series of Millennium Editions.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
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The Boy of Steel Soars into His Own Solo Title

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1 published March 1949
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus the price and with the issue number moved
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superboy #1 The Boy of Steel Flies Solo

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Greenberger
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remembering the Millennium
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: An overview of the context of this issue and the character, stories, and credits. Appears on inside of front and back covers.
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The Man Who Could See Tomorrow!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron ?
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): Ed Dobrotka ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane (cameo); Superboy (flashback); Brandar the Great (flashback, dies); Margo Griffiths; Frank Vaughn (cameo); Dr. Stanton (cameo); Mayor Haskins (flashback, cameo)
Synopsis: Brandar the Great predicts the future. At a party attended by young Clark Kent he predicted that Margo Griffiths, now a young nurse in Metropolis, would cease to exist on her 21st birthday.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1 published March 1949
was The Man Who Could See Tomorrow! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Really a Superman story, with the Superboy segment as a flashback.
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Rocket Plane

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Wenzel
Inker(s): Al Wenzel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy's Workshop
Character(s): Superboy
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1 published March 1949
was Rocket Plane [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: How to make a rubber-band powered rocket, and a tin-can string telephone.
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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): Shorty
Character(s): Shorty; Lottie; Olivia
First Line: H'lo, little girl! What's your name?
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was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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The Boy Vandals!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Hamilton
Penciller(s): Al Wenzel
Inker(s): Stan Kaye ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; The Smash and Grab Gang
Synopsis: Superboy teaches some young vandals a lesson.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1 published March 1949
was The Boy Vandals! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: This Millennium Edition incorrectly credits the art to John Sikela and Ed Dobrotka.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lit-Win
Penciller(s): Lit-Win
Inker(s): Lit-Win
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Daffy & Doodle
First Line: Golly, I didn't catch a single fish today.
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Pages: 1
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The Language of the Sea

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cliff Rhodes
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry (spot illo)
Inker(s): Raymond Perry (spot illo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Jack Benson; The Captain
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was The Language of the Sea [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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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): Sagebrush Sam
Character(s): Sagebrush Sam; Charlie
First Line: What's all the shooting about?
Reprinting
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was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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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; Homer's wife
First Line: It's a beautiful day for a hike in the hills!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1 published March 1949
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This sequence was near the end of the original book, but moved up here.
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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): Shorty
Character(s): Shorty; Tizzy
First Line: C'mon Tizzy. I'll take you to the movies!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1 published March 1949
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Superboy Meets Mighty Boy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Woolfolk
Penciller(s): Al Wenzel
Inker(s): Al Wenzel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Mighty Boy [Reuben] (intro); Jay V. Atkins
Synopsis: A young boy is duped by an unscrupulous promoter into thinking he's stronger than Superboy.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1 published March 1949
was Superboy Meets Mighty Boy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: This Millennium Edition incorrectly credits the art to Ed Dobrotka.
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Corrections

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This was the last of the Millennium Editions, and thus a page of credit corrections for the series as a whole was added. There are corrections to the following Millennium Editions: Action Comics #252, All Star Comics #3, Batman #1, The Brave and the Bold #28, Detective Comics #38, Detective Comics #225, Detective Comics #359, Flash Comics #1, Mysterious Suspense #1, Police Comics #1, Sensation Comics #1, Showcase #9, Superman #1, Superman #76, Whiz Comics #2, Wonder Woman #1, and World's Finest Comics #71. There is also this acknowledgment: "We would like to thank the following people who helped make the Millennium Editions possible through the loan of source material and identification of talent: Jerry Bails, John Coates, Joe Desris, Mark Evanier, Paul Hamerlinck, Richard Howell, Robert Hughes, Robert Klein, Pat Lang, Richard Morrissey, Roy Thomas, Michael Uslan, and the Diamond International Galleries." Appears on page 50 of this issue.
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House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: House advertisements for: Superman: Return to Krypton, Justice Leagues, DC Direct Superman and Supergirl statue, and Legion of Super-Heroes Archives vol. 2 (1/2 page). Appear in various places in this issue.
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Batman Beyond Return of the Joker

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: One one-page ad for: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (video game, Ubi Soft). Appears on back cover.

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