Superboy #16
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- September-October 1951
- Page count
- 52
- 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/9108
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Strange Costumes of Superboy!
(Superboy)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Lana Lang
Credits
- Pencils
- John Sikela
Win Mortimer
Al Plastino - Inks
- John Sikela
Win Mortimer
Al Plastino - Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth
Notes
Cover is a paste-up of work by different artists.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Kodak
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Lana Lang; Ma Kent
Credits
- Pencils
- John Sikela
- Inks
- John Sikela
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #38 ([March 1952?]) — The Strange Costumes of Superboy
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #49 ([May 1969?]) — The Strange Costumes of Superboy
- Original
- Superboy 16, September-October 1951
Synopsis
Lana promises to eat Superboy's cape if he can prove he's not Clark Kent.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
4"A spotted dog that is born pure white"
Featuring
- Feature
- Cartoon Criss-Cross
Credits
- Script
- Martin Naydel
- Art
- Martin Naydel
- Letters
- Martin Naydel
5Featuring
- Feature
- Wildroot Cream-Oil
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Eddie Griffin; Wilbur Griffin; J. J. Rugg
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz ?
- Pencils
- John Sikela
- Inks
- John Sikela
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #22 ([April 1952]) — The Worst Circus on Earth
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #22 ([April 1952])
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #22 ([July 1952?]) — The Worst Circus on Earth
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #22 ([July 1952?])
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?]) — The Worst Circus on Earth
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?])
Synopsis
Superboy brings a run down circus to Smallville and then has to help spruce the acts up.
Notes
writer and inker credits by Bob Hughes
7Featuring
- Feature
- Kellogg's Pep
Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
8"I want a big story about Dubble Bubble for this issue..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
- Genre
- Children
Credits
- Art
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
9Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
10"Golly, my first day in the army..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Private Pete
- Genre
- Humor; military
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
11Featuring
- Feature
- Bendix Coaster Brake
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
12"Come on, Peg, let's go in the water!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
13Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Author
- B. Fairbanks
- Letters
- typeset
14
15Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy's Workshop
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Al McLean
16Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Marsboy (second appearance); Lana Lang
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- John Fischetti
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #21 ([March 1952]) — Superboy on Mars
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #21 ([June 1952?]) — Superboy on Mars
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #21 ([June 1952?])
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?]) — Superboy on Mars!
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?])
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?])
Synopsis
Superboy and Marsboy switch places to see who has an easier life.
Notes
Script formerly credited to William Woolfolk, but it is not in his records. Inker credit by Bob Hughes.
17"It was a beautiful drive out in the country, Jerry!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Jerry the Jitterbug
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
18Featuring
- Feature
- Vitalis Hair Cream
19"Are there any hills in the city of New Orleans?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
Credits
- Script
- H. T. Elmo
- Art
- H. T. Elmo
20Featuring
- Feature
- Wheaties
21Featuring
- Feature
- Buzzy
- Genre
- Humor; advocacy; teen
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Win Mortimer
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
inside back cover
22Featuring
- Feature
- Thom McAn
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.