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10September-October 1950
$0.10

Superboy #10

DC · September-October 1950 · on sale 1950-07-24

First appearance: Lana LangFirst appearance: Lewis Lang
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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
September-October 1950
Key date
1950-09-00
On-sale date
1950-07-24
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lana Lang - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lewis Lang - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Superboy
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Girl in Superboy's Life!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaClark Kent, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent, Lana Lang First, Lewis Lang First, Superboy
4Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
5Danger Is Where You Find It!promo (ad from the publisher)1
6The Toughest School in the World!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaClark Kent, Superboy
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9-cartoon0.67script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert
11-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12Science Question Box No. 9text article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
13-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira Schnapp
16Superboy Meets Centuryman!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiClark Kent, Superboy
17-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
19A Pin-Hole Cameraactivity1script: Al McLean; pencils: Al McLean; inks: Al McLean

Plus 4.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-315-2		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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