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SUPERBOY #1
Cover Date: March-April 1949
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1949-01-05
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
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Credits:
| Story | Don Cameron |
| Pencils | John Sikela |
| Inks | Ed Dobrotka |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in flashback in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #36/3; next in issue #15/3; also in flashback as Superboy, last in Adventure Comics #138; next in the second story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Unnamed criminals (first appearance; kidnap Dr. Vaughn)
Other Character(s):
- Margo Griffiths (first appearance; a nurse who grew up with Clark Kent; also in flashback)
- Dr. Frank Vaughn (first appearance; a doctor who marries Margo and grew up with Clark; also in flashback)
- Brandar (first appearance; a stage magician and fortune teller; dies)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Smallville (unnamed; in flashback only)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on Margo's 21st birthday. Clark is probably a couple of years older than her, and Frank is a couple of years older than that.
Story Reprinted in:
- Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (February 2001)
Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils | Al Wenzel |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Superboy (last in flashback in the first story in this issue; next in the third story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Smash-and-Grab Bandits (first appearance of all; hide out on a deserted island)
- Three unnamed young vandals (first appearance for all)
Location(s):
- Smallville (unnamed; see Comments)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place starting out in a Metropolis school.
Story Reprinted in:
- Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (February 2001)
Credits:
| Story | ? |
| Art | Al Wenzel |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Superboy (last in the second story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #139)
Villain(s):
- Mr. Atkins
- Unnamed crooks (first appearance; kidnap Mighty Boy to commit robberies for them)
Other Character(s):
- Mighty Boy (Reuben; first appearance; made to believe he is stronger than Superboy)
Location(s):
- Smallville (unnamed)
Comment(s):
- There is no connection between the "Mighty Boy" presented in this story and the "Mighty Boy" presented in the later Superboy Vol. 1 #85 (December 1960): "The Mystery of Mighty Boy."
Story Reprinted in:
- Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (February 2001)