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68October 1958
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Superboy #68

DC · October 1958 · on sale 1958-08-21

First appearance: Bizarro-SuperboyFirst appearance: Professor DaltonDeath of Bizarro-Superboy
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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
October 1958
Key date
1958-10-00
On-sale date
1958-08-21
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bizarro-Superboy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor Dalton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Bizarro-Superboy.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bizarro -- The Super-Creature of Steel!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeBizarro-Superboy First, Superboy, Clark Kent
2The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel, Chapter I: The Amazing Bizarrocomic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappBizarro-Superboy First, Superboy, Professor Dalton First, Clark Kent, Martha Kent
4Do You Know the Legend of Superman?promo (ad from the publisher)1Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
5Lost -- A Free Education!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
7[The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter II: The Runaway Super-Creaturecomic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappBizarro-Superboy First, Superboy, Professor Dalton First, Clark Kent
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
11-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
12-letters page1pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela
13[The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter III: The Battle with Bizarrocomic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappBizarro-Superboy First, Superboy, Clark Kent
15Razor Blade Radioactivity1Clark Kent, Superboy

Plus 5.32 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman Annual #21960On eBay ›
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #151981On eBay ›
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289293		1988On eBay ›
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn]
ISBN 0930289-39-0		1989On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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