Superboy Comics #12

Published
January 1950
Page count
36
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Cover, 1 page

"Featuring another exciting story of Superman when he was Superboy"

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
George Roussos, penciller
 
Ed Dobrotka , inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #142 (July 1949)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. The Oracle of Smallville (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Comic story, 15 pages
Show/hide 2. The Man Who Owned the Sea (Aquaman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
John Daly, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #139 (April 1949)
The Man Who Owned the Sea
Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #40 ([February 1967?])
The Man Who Owned The Sea

Synopsis

Simon Drago asserts he owns the whole ocean, and charges tolls for all who want to cross it.

Show/hide 3. The Way to Stop Superboy! (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
Art
John Sikela , penciller
 
Ed Dobrotka , inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #144 (September 1949)
The Way to Stop Superboy
Also printed
United Kingdom
Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 (1954)
The Way to Stop Superboy!
 
Australia
The All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1957?])
The Way to Stop Superboy

Synopsis

Silver Smith tries to make Superboy afraid to use his powers.

Show/hide 4. Doc Foozle (Doc Foozle) Comic story, 1 page

"Just a little something I dashed off in my lunch hour, Doc!"

Featuring

Feature
Doc Foozle
Genre
Humour

Credits

Art
Hart Amos , line art

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Book Palace

AusReprints ID

  • 1039

Entry created

  • 26/12/2003

Cover added

  • 18/12/2015

Index completed

  • 21/04/2013

Last updated

  • 18/12/2015