Issue Description

Cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye."Superboy's First Day at School!" written by Otto Binder, penciled and inked by George Papp. (Superboy, Lana Lang, Ma and Pa Kent) Reprinted in: Superman Annual #8. This "Untold Tale of Superboy" shows Superboy at his first day of school. Will Superboy's using of his super-powers give him away?"Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy - Depending on You!" (public service message / written by Jack Schiff)"Peg" gag strip by Henry Boltinoff."How Krypto Made History!" written by Otto Binder, penciled and inked by George Papp. (Krypto, Superboy, various historical figures) Reprinted in: Adventure Comics #323. Krypto finds a dinosaur bone, but it tastes a bit stale, so he goes back in time to find a fresher one. When he does, he inadvertantly helps historical figures do things, like help Arthur pull the sword out of the stone. Why doesn't Superboy let him eat any of the bones when Krypto arrives at the dinosaur age?"Chief Hot Foot" gag strip by Henry Boltinoff."The Punishment of Superboy!" written by Otto Binder, penciled and inked by John Sikela. (Superboy, Ma and Pa Kent, Superboy robots) Reprinted in: Superman Annual #7. After ineffectively trying normal ways to punish Superboy, will Ma and Pa's leaving teach him? An "Untold Tale of Superboy."

Superboy (1949)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

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Superboy (Volume 1)  

 Starring: Clark Kent as Superboy.

Continued in: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes

Superboy had been making appearances as the lead feature in Adventure Comics since early 1946, but he finally debuted in his own series in 1949. Any Superman fans who were unaware of the concept of the "adventures of Superman when he was a boy" may have been reassured by the fact that the man of steel himself introduced the series on the cover of the first issue. The Superboy series would feature work by the likes of France E. Heron and William Woolfolk and its success would last for over 30 years.

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