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103March 1963
$0.12

Superboy #103

DC · March 1963 · on sale 1963-01-03

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Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#103
Publication date
March 1963
Key date
1963-03-00
On-sale date
1963-01-03
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperboy; the Black Knight
2The Three Ages of Superboy! Part I: Land of the Pharaohs!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto; Joe Larkin; King Khafra; magician; ancient Egyptians
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy AndersonBasketball players; Johnny DC (advertising character or promotional character)
4[The Three Ages of Superboy! Part II] The Secret of the Black Knight!comic story9script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Merlin [the Black Knight]; Sir Arthur [King Arthur]; Guinevere
5-letters page0.67letters: typeset
6Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsenpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33Johnny DC (advertising character or promotional character)
8[The Three Ages of Superboy! Part III] The Wild West of Jesse James!comic story9script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto; Doc. Langdon; Laura Langdon; Lana Lang; Jesse James
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffSuper-Turtle; theater patrons
10-statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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