Superboy #104
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
- Published
- October 1957
- Page count
- 32
- Cover price
- 1/- [0-1-0 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Matte colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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Credits
- Editing
- , editor
This issue has variants:
Issue contents
Cover
The Secret Past of Superboy's Father!
(Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy)
Cover, 1 page
""The Secret Past of Superboy's Father!" "You are a thief, Jor-El! You stole my rocket to send your son to earth." "No, no! It can't be tru! My father was not a thief!""
Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
- Mort Weisinger, Story Editor
- George Kashdan, Story Editor
- Management
- Jack Schiff, Managing Editor
Reprint history
1"We're the first to find this, Professor Twiddle!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Professor Eureka
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
- First print
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Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #26 (May-June 1960) — Untitled
- Also printed
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #26 ([August 1963?]) — Untitled
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Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964) — Untitled
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Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #64 (December 1964) — Untitled
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?]) — Untitled
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Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1973 series) #1 (February 1973) — Untitled (Edited to a half page.)
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
- Mort Weisinger, Story Editor
- George Kashdan, Story Editor
- Management
- Jack Schiff, Managing Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #238 (July 1957) — The Secret Past of Superboy's Father
- Also printed
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Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #104 ([October 1957]) — The Secret Past of Superboy's Father!
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #27 ([October 1963?]) — The Secret Past of Superboy's Father
Synopsis
Superboy dreams that his father stole his rocket design from another Kryptonian scientist.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Tommy Tomorrow
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- John Fischetti, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, Story Editor
- George Kashdan, Story Editor
- Management
- Jack Schiff, Managing Editor
Reprint history
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Coleman, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #58 (July 1957) — The Great Kryptonite Mystery
- Also printed
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #27 ([October 1963?]) — The Great Kryptonite Mystery
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #227 [G-72] (June-July 1970) (June-July 1970) — The Great Kryptonite Mystery
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #20 ([November 1972?]) — The Great Kryptonite Mystery
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Superman Presents Superboy Comic (Murray, 1976 series) #117 ([October 1979?]) — The Great Kryptonite Mystery
Synopsis
Superboy attempts to "vaccinate" himself against Kryptonite.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Famous Newspaper Firsts
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #62 (January 1958) — Untitled
Notes
Information on first trans-atlantic cable stories, the Boston news-letter, headlines, and first war correspondent.
6"Safety Sam says "An accident's no joke. Play smart… play safe… don't miss out on any of the fun." Safety Sam is brought to you by P.K. Gum…"
Details
- Printed
- 1957
- More...
- Wrigley's [Safety Sam Says An Accident's No Joke] [H5]
![Wrigley's [Safety Sam Says An Accident's No Joke] [H5] (1957)](/image/gallery/421/wrigleys-safety-sam-says-an-accidents-no-joke-h5.jpg "Wrigley's [Safety Sam Says An Accident's No Joke] [H5] (1957)")
Indicia
Printed by Sungravure Ltd., 21-29 Morley Ave., Rosebery, for the proprietors, Colour Comics Pty Ltd, Sydney, and produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd, 56 Young St., Sydney. Gordon & Gotch (Australasia) Ltd, distributors for Australia and N. Zealand. U.K. Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd., 18 Bridge Lane, London, E.C.4. England.