Superboy #19

DC Comics

United States

Published
April-May 1952
Page count
44
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/9551

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Death of Young Clark Kent! (Superboy) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent

Credits

Art
Win Mortimer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth
Show/hide 1. Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!" (Buzzy) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Buzzy
Genre
Humor; advocacy; teen

Credits

Script
Jack Schiff
Art
Win Mortimer
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Notes

inside front cover

Show/hide 2. The Death of Young Clark Kent! (Superboy) Comic story, 11.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Superboy

Credits

Script
John Broome ?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela

Synopsis

The people of Smallville are horrified when Clark is eaten by a slime monster from the center of the Earth.

Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Show/hide 3. No title recorded (Vitalis Hair Cream) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Vitalis Hair Cream
Show/hide 4. No title recorded (Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

"Gee! A new boy!"

Featuring

Feature
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
Genre
Children

Credits

Art
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
Show/hide 5. Editorial Advisory Board Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

Notes

Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.

Show/hide 6. Untitled (Casey the Cop) Comic story, 0.67 pages

"My wife has been after me to have my picture taken..."

Featuring

Feature
Casey the Cop
Genre
Humor

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #24 ([May 1952])
Untitled
 
United Kingdom
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #24 ([August 1952])
Untitled
Show/hide 7. No title recorded (Luden's Cough Drops) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Luden's Cough Drops
Show/hide 8. The Riddle of the Rarest Animals! (Superboy) Comic story, 9.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Lana Lang (red hair); Martha Kent; Professor Tom Lang; Mrs. Lang; Basil Jennings; Superboy

Credits

Script
Jerry Coleman ?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela

Synopsis

The Langs invite Clark to go to Africa with them.

Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes. Prof Lang's first name changed from John.

Show/hide 9. No title recorded (Out of This World; Necco) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Out of This World; Necco
Show/hide 10. No title recorded (The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Feature
The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog
Show/hide 11. How to Make It! Activity, 1 page
Show/hide 12. Our Gifted Children Text article, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Author
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 13. Untitled (Varsity Vic) Comic story, 1 page

"Sorry!" "Er-ulp--"

Featuring

Feature
Varsity Vic
Genre
Humor

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Show/hide 14. The School Without a Teacher! (Superboy) Comic story, 9.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy

Credits

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #23 ([May 1952])
The School Without a Teacher!
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #44 ([February 1968?])
The School without a Teacher

Synopsis

All of Smallville's teachers are quarantined so Superboy has to take their places.

Show/hide 15. No title recorded (Wildroot Cream-Oil) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wildroot Cream-Oil

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 16. No title recorded (Wilson Chem. Co.) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Wilson Chem. Co.

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 17. Draw Me (Art Instruction, Inc.) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Art Instruction, Inc.

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 18. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Wheaties) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Wheaties

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 42906

Cover added

  • 27/12/2010

Index completed

  • 25/08/2019

Last updated

  • 25/08/2019