Superboy #20
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- June-July 1952
- Page count
- 44
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/9684
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Ghost That Haunted Smallville!
(Superboy)
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Advocacy; superhero
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Win Mortimer
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Superboy
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- John Fischetti
Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes. 1st Superboy story that indicates he knows he's from Krypton?
3Featuring
- Feature
- Wildroot Cream-Oil
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
4Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
5"Boy! He's excited!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Art
- Ray Thompson
6"I hear you had a big fight with Arthur!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
7Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Chief Brann (Smallville Police); Superboy
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger ?
- Art
- John Sikela
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #43 ([August 1952?]) — Superboy's Safety Code
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #49 ([May 1969?]) — Superboy's Safety Code
Synopsis
Superboy starts a safety club for bicycle riders, but Mel Blake thinks his bike is too cool to have safety equipment.
Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Out of This World; Necco
9Featuring
- Feature
- Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
- Genre
- Adventure
10"Hello, Butch!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
11Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Author
- Bob Kent
- Art
- Raymond Perry
- Letters
- typeset
12"Here comes Tod Brown..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
13Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
14"Pete! There's a gal up there..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Fireman Pete
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Stan Kaye
- Art
- Stan Kaye
- Letters
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #106 (March 1957) — Untitled
-
Superman Annual (KGM, 1951 series) December 1963 (December 1963) — Untitled
Notes
Signed in lower right corner of last panel.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Art
- John Sikela
Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
17Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
18Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy's Workshop
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Al McLean
19"The oldest symbol in comics..."
Featuring
- Feature
- World's Finest Comics; Superman
Notes
Inside back cover.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Air Rifles
Credits
- Art
- Fred Harman
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.