Superboy #48

Published
February 1953
Page count
28
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 GBP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
?

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Show/hide Cover No title recorded (Superboy) Cover, 1 page

"More adventures of Superman when he was a boy"

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 ([January 1953?])
Printed in
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 ([January 1953?])
Untitled

Notes

Printed by Gale & Polden for KG Murray, distd. Atlas

Show/hide 1. The World's Whackiest Inventions (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #179 (August 1952)
 
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #179 (August 1952)
The World's Wackiest Inventions
Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 ([January 1953?])
Show/hide 2. Operation "Escape" (Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 3. The Magic Key (Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Jim Mooney
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual) 4. Clue Cartoon

Reprint history

First print
United States
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #129 (June 1952)
 
United States
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #129 (June 1952)
The Magic Key
Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 ([January 1953?])
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #53 ([May 1970?])
Show/hide 4. Untitled (Clue Cartoon) Activity, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Clue Cartoon

Credits

Script
Martin Naydel
Art
Martin Naydel
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (Actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #56 (January-February 1952)
 
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #56 (January-February 1952)
Untitled
Also printed
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 ([January 1953?])
Show/hide 5. Untitled (Professor Eureka) Comic story, 1 page

"I've got it at last! I discovered a wonderful new ingredient to be put into dog biscuits!"

Featuring

Feature
Professor Eureka
Genre
Humor (comedy)

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #77 (July-August 1952)
Untitled
First print
Australia
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 ([January 1953?])
Professor Eureka
Also printed
United Kingdom
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #48 (February 1953)
Show/hide 6. Timber! (Body Sculpture Club) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Body Sculpture Club

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Book Palace

AusReprints ID

  • 43539

Entry created

  • 06/02/2010

Cover added

  • 03/04/2017

Index completed

  • 06/02/2010

Last updated

  • 04/07/2021