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4September-October 1949
$0.10

Superboy #4

DC · September-October 1949 · on sale 1949-07-20

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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
September-October 1949
Key date
1949-09-00
On-sale date
1949-07-20
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
2The Oracle of Smallville!comic story12pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed Dobrotka
4Watch for Wakely!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
5Super Safety Boy!comic story10pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed DobrotkaSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Johnny West; Mrs. Green
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
8Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
9The Backwoods Boycomic story4
10A Day in the Life of Dennistext article2letters: typeset
11Superboy Acrobatactivity1
12Who Will Be the Lucky Boy and Girl to Spend a Day with Superboy? It Can Be You!promo (ad from the publisher)1
13The Submarine Superboy!comic story12pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed Dobrotka
15Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchopspublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira Schnapp
16Follow the Danger Trail with Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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