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Issue: Superboy #16
Publication Date: September 1951
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Issues: #16 of 230 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/23/1951
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 23 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
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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The Strange Costumes of Superboy!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Sikela; Win Mortimer; Al Plastino
Inker(s): John Sikela; Win Mortimer; Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Lana Lang
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover is a paste-up of work by different artists.
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Advertisement  on  Inside Front Cover (IFC)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
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Pages: 1
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The Strange Costumes of Superboy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): John Sikela
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Lana Lang; Ma Kent
Synopsis: Lana promises to eat Superboy's cape if he can prove he's not Clark Kent.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Phil Rizzuto

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Naydel (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: activity
Feature(s): Cartoon Criss-Cross
First Line: A spotted dog that is born pure white
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In Content Item: FlagBuzzy #74 published November 1956
as A Spotted Dog That Is Born Pure White [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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How to Look Your Best!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Worst Circus on Earth!

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): Superboy; Eddie Griffin; Wilbur Griffin; J. J. Rugg
Synopsis: Superboy brings a run down circus to Smallville and then has to help spruce the acts up.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Pep
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: I want a big story about Dubble Bubble for this issue...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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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 (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Private Pete
First Line: Golly, my first day in the army...
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In Content Item: FlagOur Fighting Forces #15 published November 1956
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): Bendix Coaster Brake
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Pages: 0.5
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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 (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Peg
First Line: Come on, Peg, let's go in the water!
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In Content Item: FlagLeave It to Binky #56 published September 1956
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Sappy Story

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): B. Fairbanks
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Favorites in Fantasy!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Remote Control Magnetic Derrick

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al McLean
Inker(s): Al McLean
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy's Workshop
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superboy on Mars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): John Fischetti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Marsboy (second appearance); Lana Lang
Synopsis: Superboy and Marsboy switch places to see who has an easier life.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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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 (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: It was a beautiful drive out in the country, Jerry!
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In Content Item: FlagLeave It to Binky #56 published September 1956
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #300 published September 1962
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynet #9/1967 published September 1967
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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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): Vitalis Hair Cream
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): H. T. Elmo (signed)
Penciller(s): H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inker(s): H. T. Elmo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Quick Quiz
First Line: Are there any hills in the city of New Orleans?
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Pages: 0.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
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Pages: 0.33
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Buzzy Says: "Old Folks Are People, Too!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Inside Back Cover (IBC)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Buzzy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Cover, Back
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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