Superboy #53
DC Comics
United States
![Untitled [Superboy's Switch in Time!]](/image/7845/page-1-superboy-dc-1949-series-53-untitled-superboys-switch-in-time.jpg "Untitled [Superboy's Switch in Time!]")
- Published
- December 1956
- Page count
- 36
- 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/13214
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor)
Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled [Superboy's Switch in Time!]
(Superboy)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger
1Featuring
- Feature
- Art Instruction, Inc.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lana Lang; Martha Kent; Superboy
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- John Sikela
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #82 ([April 1957]) — The Suit of Steel
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #82 ([July 1957]) — The Suit of Steel
- Original
- Superboy 53, December 1956
Synopsis
Superboy has to hide his costume and it is found by some hobos.
3"Here's Pete. Let him settle the argument!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Little Pete
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
4Featuring
- Feature
- Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
- Genre
- Adventure
5Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; advocacy
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Ruben Moreira
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
6"May I ask, sir, why you're standing sideways?"
Featuring
- Feature
- CinemAntics
- Genre
- Humor
7Featuring
- Feature
- Smith Brothers Cough Drops
8Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Professor Lang; Blacky Stone
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- John Sikela
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #11 ([April 1957]) — The Super Zoo from Krypton
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #174 (June 1971) — The Super-Zoo from Krypton
-
Giant Superboy Album (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #8 ([June 1972?]) — The Super-Zoo from Krypton
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #53 (December 1956)
Synopsis
Professor Lang discovers a bunch of eggs from Krypton.
Notes
The reprint in Superboy #174 includes a hyphen in the title (Super-Zoo).
9"There's Roger!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
10Featuring
- Feature
- Movyland Studios; Dean Studios
11Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Author
- Letters
- typeset
12Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Professor Weldon; Lana Lang; Superboy
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Coleman ?
Otto Binder ? - Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- John Giunta ?
John Fischetti ?
Synopsis
Prof. Weldon's machine transmits Superboy into the future, so Superman is sent to the past to replace him.
Notes
Bob Bailey credited the script to Otto Binder; Bob Hughes suggested Jerry Coleman. Bob Bailey credited the inks to John Fischetti; Bob Hughes suggested John Giunta.
13Featuring
- Feature
- The National Sports Council
Credits
- Letters
- ty
14Featuring
- Feature
- Littleton Stamp Co.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
15Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Notes
Inside back cover.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Daisy Manufacturing Company
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.