Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy #3

Published
April 1949
Page count
36
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover No title recorded (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Cover, 1 page

"Speedier than a jet plane! More powerful than a locomotive! Faster than a bullet!"

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Al Wenzel, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #136 (January 1949)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. Did You Know? (Kolynos Dental Cream) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Kolynos Dental Cream
Code
K49-10
Show/hide 2. The Masked Mystery Boy (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Al Wenzel, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #135 (December 1948)
The Masked Mystery Boy
Also printed
Australia
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?])
The Masked Mystery Boy
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?])
The Masked Mystery Boy

Synopsis

A new pupil in Clark's class insists on wearing a mask to school. And his mask is lined with lead!

Show/hide 3. Water Boy! (Aquaman) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
John Daly, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #136 (January 1949)
Water Boy

Synopsis

Champion swimmer Chuck Finn is forced to help Petty rob a river boat.

Show/hide 4. My Pal Superboy! (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bill Woolfolk, scripter [as William Woolfolk]
Art
Al Wenzel, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #136 (January 1949)
My Pal -- Superboy
Also printed
Australia
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?])
My Pal--Superboy
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?])
My Pal--Superboy

Synopsis

Joe Vance is out of reform school and all he wants is a second chance, but the kids at Clark's school won't give him one.

Show/hide 5. The Ship That Dared Not Land (Aquaman) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Aquaman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
John Daly, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #135 (December 1948)
The Ship That Dared Not Land!
Also printed
Australia
The All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1957?])
The Ship That Dared Not Land

Synopsis

Three sailors have kept their ship at sea for ten years without docking at any port.

Show/hide 6. Untitled (Kiki Kelly) Comic story, 1 page

"Isn't it too marvelous, dad?"

Featuring

Feature
Kiki Kelly
Genre
Humour
Characters
Kiki Kelly

Credits

Writing
Bernard Dibble, scripter
Art
Bernard Dibble, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
George Brenner, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Crack Comics (Quality, 1940 series) #51 (November 1947)
Untitled
Show/hide 7. Introducing "Muskle" the Mighty Midget (Kellogg's Bran Flakes) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Kellogg's Bran Flakes

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Book Palace

AusReprints ID

  • 1030

Entry created

  • 26/12/2003

Cover added

  • 18/03/2018

Index completed

  • 18/03/2018

Last updated

  • 08/02/2022