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8May-June 1950
$0.10

Superboy #8

DC · May-June 1950 · on sale 1950-03-27

First appearance: Superbaby
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Identification plate

Series
Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
May-June 1950
Key date
1950-05-00
On-sale date
1950-03-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Superbaby - 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
0-cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Martha Kent, Superboy
2When Superboy Was a Superbabycomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John FischettiClark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Superbaby First, Superboy
4-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
6The Flags of Crime!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaClark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Superboy
8Home, Sweet Home!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer; letters: Ira SchnappBertram Biggs, Alice Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Lucy Biggs
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1Bob Hope
10Shutter Bugscartoon1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie AllenAlan Howe; Tommy Hanlon; George "Skeets" Harrison; Bailey Donally
11Ready to Gotext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
12-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy, Doodle
14-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
15Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
16The Boy Without a World!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaClark Kent, Superboy
18Whistling Lariatactivity1script: Al McLean; pencils: Al McLean; inks: Al McLeanClark Kent, Superboy
19Bing's Coming Your Way!promo (ad from the publisher)1Bing Crosby

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 0-8212-2076-4		1995On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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