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3July-August 1949
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Superboy #3

DC · July-August 1949 · on sale 1949-05-23

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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
July-August 1949
Key date
1949-07-00
On-sale date
1949-05-23
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al WenzelMa Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy
2Superboy's Hall of Fame!comic story12pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed Dobrotka
5A Weather Guideactivity1pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al Wenzel
6Superboy, Bodyguard!comic story9pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: George Roussos
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
10Science Question Boxtext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
11-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14Superboy's Great Amateur Hour!comic story12pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed DobrotkaSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; The Maestro; Taps; Biceps; Canary; Mrs. Montgomery Mint; Wordsworth Mint; Artie Barnes; Joe; Sally Webster
19A Superman DC Publication means the Best in Westernspromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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