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120April 1965
$0.12

Superboy #120

DC · April 1965 · on sale 1965-02-18

First appearance: Superman XXXFirst appearance: Lex Luthor XXX
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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#120
Publication date
April 1965
Key date
1965-04-00
On-sale date
1965-02-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Superman XXX - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lex Luthor XXX - 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
0The Fate of the Future Superman!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Lex Luthor XXX First, Superboy, Superman XXX First
2The Fate of the Future Superman!comic story9pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Lex Luthor XXX First, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy, Superman, Superman XXX First, Perry White
3-letters page0.67letters: typeset
4Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
7Superbaby's Golden Quest!comic story7.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappAchilles, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Superbaby
910 Issues of Superboy for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
11-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffOllie
12-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
13The Invulnerable Imp!comic story8script: Edmond Hamilton, Cary Bates; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Vivian BergClark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Superboy
1480-Page Giant; The Flashpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5

Plus 6.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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