Superboy #70

Published
November 1954
Page count
24
Cover price
8d [0-0-8 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size (183mm x 262mm)
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 The Two Clark Kents! (Superboy) Cover, 1 page

"Why are you chopping the wood with an axe, Clark? You know how to do it faster!"

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Martha Kent

Credits

Art
Win Mortimer, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
 
Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #191 (August 1953)
The Two Clark Kents!
Also printed
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #70 ([December 1954])
The Two Clark Kents!
Show/hide 1. The Two Clark Kents! (Superboy) Comic story, 11.34 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Ralph Bridgson; Ma Kent; Pa Kent

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
John Fischetti , inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
 
Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #191 (August 1953)
The Two Clark Kents
Also printed
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #70 ([December 1954])
The Two Clark Kents!
Show/hide 2. 4 Good Ways to Spend Your Pocket Money (MacRobertson) Advertisement, 0.66 pages

Featuring

Feature
MacRobertson

Notes

Advertisement for Cherry Ripe, Vanilla Nougat, O.K. Peanut Bar, and "Bingo"! Bar.

Show/hide 3. The Pet from Outer Space! (Superboy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Lana Lang

Credits

Writing
Bill Woolfolk, scripter [as William Woolfolk]
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
Sy Barry, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #33 (June 1954)
The Pet from Outer Space!
Also printed
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #70 ([December 1954])
The Pet from Outer Space

Synopsis

Superboy accidentally acquires a pet from space with chameleon powers that almost gives away his secret identity.

Show/hide 4. Untitled (Casey the Cop) Comic story, 1 page

"Okay, Casey. Let's go! I'll watch the prisoners from here."

Featuring

Feature
Casey the Cop
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
Untitled
Also printed
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #195 (May 1953)
Untitled
 
Australia
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #46 ([April 1954])
Untitled
 
United Kingdom
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #46 ([July 1954])
Untitled
 
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #70 ([December 1954])
Untitled

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 1120

Entry created

  • 02/01/2004

Cover added

  • 10/06/2017

Index completed

  • 04/07/2007

Last updated

  • 15/11/2020