Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- February 2001
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 2.95 USD; 4.95 CAD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/263619
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original, credited)
Jack Schiff (original, actual)
Adam Phillips (collected edition)
Nick J. Napolitano (associate, collected edition)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superboy)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original, credited)
Jack Schiff (original, actual)
Adam Phillips (collected edition)
Nick J. Napolitano (associate, collected edition)
Reprint history
- Printed in
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) [minus the price and with the issue number moved].
Notes
Credits for this issue are from Bob Hughes, who documented his latest thoughts on the credits for the original of this issue on the DC Message Boards on 2007-11-04. He also was the source of the credits as printed in this Millennium Edition, which are now superseded by his latest thoughts.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane (cameo); Superboy (flashback); Brandar the Great (flashback, dies); Margo Griffiths; Frank Vaughn (cameo); Dr. Stanton (cameo); Mayor Haskins (flashback, cameo); Eye of the idol Choc-Tuk
Credits
- Script
- Don Cameron?
- Pencils
- John Sikela
- Inks
- Ed Dobrotka?
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — The Man Who Could See Tomorrow!
- Also printed
-
Mammoth Comic Annual (KG Murray, 1956?) ([December 1956?]) — The Man Who Could See Tomorrow
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #42 ([August 1967?]) — The Man who Could See Tomorrow
Synopsis
Brandar the Great predicts the future. At a party attended by young Clark Kent he predicted that Margo Griffiths, now a young nurse in Metropolis, would cease to exist on her 21st birthday.
Notes
Really a Superman story, with the Superboy segment as a flashback.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy's Workshop
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy
Credits
- Art
- Al Wenzel
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — Rocket Plane
- Printed in
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949?]) — Rocket Plane
- Also printed
-
Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 (1954) — Rocket Plane
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956]) — Rocket Plane
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949)
Notes
How to make a rubber-band powered rocket, and a tin-can string telephone.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Gag
- Characters
- Shorty; Lottie; Olivia
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949)
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; The Smash and Grab Gang; East Island; Coastville
Credits
- Script
- Ed Hamilton
- Pencils
- Al Wenzel
- Inks
- Stan Kaye?
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — The Boy Vandals!
- Also printed
-
Mammoth Comic Annual (KG Murray, 1956?) ([December 1956?]) — The Boy Vandals
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #42 ([August 1967?]) — The Boy Vandals
Synopsis
Superboy teaches some young vandals a lesson.
Notes
This Millennium Edition incorrectly credits the art to John Sikela and Ed Dobrotka (art id by Bob Hughes 10/2007).
5
6Featuring
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Jack Benson; The Captain
Credits
- Author
- Cliff Rhodes
- Art
- Raymond Perry (spot illo)
- Letters
- typeset
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949)
7Featuring
- Feature
- Sagebrush Sam
- Genre
- Gag
- Characters
- Sagebrush Sam; Charlie
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — Untitled
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949?]) — Untitled
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949)
8Featuring
- Feature
- Homer
- Genre
- Gag
- Characters
- Homer; Homer's wife
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — Untitled
- Printed in
-
Captain Triumph Comics (Color Comics, 1949 series) #17 ([October 1949?]) — Homer
Notes
This sequence was near the end of the original book, but moved up here.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Gag
- Characters
- Shorty; Tizzy
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949)
10Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Mighty Boy [Reuben] (intro); Jay V. Atkins; Klinkers Corners
Credits
- Script
- William Woolfolk?
- Art
- Al Wenzel
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy!
- Printed in
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949?]) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy
- Also printed
-
Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 (1954) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956]) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy!
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949)
Synopsis
A young boy is duped by an unscrupulous promoter into thinking he's stronger than Superboy.
Notes
This Millennium Edition incorrectly credits the art to Ed Dobrotka (art id by Bob Hughes 10/2007).
11Featuring
- Feature
- Remembering the Millennium
Credits
- Author
- Robert Greenberger
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
An overview of the context of this issue and the character, stories, and credits. Appears on pages 2 and 51 of this issue.
12Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
This was the last of the Millennium Editions, and thus a page of credit corrections for the series as a whole was added. There are corrections to the following Millennium Editions: Action Comics #252, All Star Comics #3, Batman #1, The Brave and the Bold #28, Detective Comics #38, Detective Comics #225, Detective Comics #359, Flash Comics #1, Mysterious Suspense #1, Police Comics #1, Sensation Comics #1, Showcase #9, Superman #1, Superman #76, Whiz Comics #2, Wonder Woman #1, and World's Finest Comics #71. There is also this acknowledgment: "We would like to thank the following people who helped make the Millennium Editions possible through the loan of source material and identification of talent: Jerry Bails, John Coates, Joe Desris, Mark Evanier, Paul Hamerlinck, Richard Howell, Robert Hughes, Robert Klein, Pat Lang, Richard Morrissey, Roy Thomas, Michael Uslan, and the Diamond International Galleries." Appears on page 50 of this issue.
13Notes
House advertisements for: Superman: Return to Krypton, Justice Leagues, DC Direct Superman and Supergirl statue, and Legion of Super-Heroes Archives vol. 2 (1/2 page). Appear in various places in this issue.
14Notes
One one-page ad for: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (video game, Ubi Soft). Appears on page 52 in this issue.
Notes
Credits for this issue are from Bob Hughes, who documented his latest thoughts on the credits for the original of this issue on the DC Message Boards on 2007-11-04. He also was the source of the credits as printed in this Millennium Edition, which are now superseded by his latest thoughts.
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