Publishers / DC / The New Adventures of Superboy (1980) / #48
48December 1983
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP

The New Adventures of Superboy #48

DC · December 1983 · on sale September 6, 1983

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Identification plate

Series
The New Adventures of Superboy (DC, 1980 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
December 1983
Key date
December 1983
On-sale date
September 6, 1983
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoLex Luthor; Superboy
1One Super-Power Too Many!comic story15script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaSuperboy; Lex Luthor; Lisa Davis; Superboy Robots; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lisa Davis
2-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López
3Master-Stroke!comic story8script: E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Rozakis; pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Gaspar SaladinoNick; The Master; Freeze Demon (Introduction); Shifter (Introduction); Purple Haze (Introduction); Napalm (Introduction)
4-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893118612
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893118612

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