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27August-September 1953
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Superboy #27

DC · August-September 1953 · on sale 1953-06-03

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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
August-September 1953
Key date
1953-08-00
On-sale date
1953-06-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Clark Kent, Runaway!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerClark Kent
1The Line of Starspromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Pied Piper of Smallvillecomic story10script: John Broome; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Jerry Howes; Gaff Lomar
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6The Movie Star of Tomorrow!comic story9.67script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sy BarrySuperboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Jonathan Exo; Dirl Heston
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
10How Uncle Sam Got His Nametext article2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
11Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBinky; Pete
12Practice Batting Range!activity1pencils: Al McLean; inks: Al McLeanSuperboy
13Clark Kent, Runaway!comic story9.67script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Mrs. Lang
15-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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