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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published September-October 1951
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "The Strange Costumes of Superboy!"

Characters Superboy; Lana Lang
Genre superhero
Pencils John Sikela; Win Mortimer; Al Plastino
Inks Ed Dobrotka, Win Mortimer, Al Plastino
Notes cover is a paste-up of work by different artists

12 page Superboy story "The Strange Costumes of Superboy"

Characters Lana Lang, Ma Kent
Synopsis Lana promises to eat Superboy's cape if he can prove he's not Clark Kent.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz?
Pencils John Sikela
Inks Ed Dobrotka?
Notes writer credit by Bob Hughes 4/05. Inker id by Bob Hughes 7/05.

Half page activity "Cartoon Cris-Cross"

Notes puzzle

12 page Superboy story "The Worst Circus on Earth!"

Synopsis Superboy brings a run down circus to Smallville and then has to help spruce the acts up.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz?
Pencils John Sikela
Inks Ed Dobrotka
Notes writer credit by Bob Hughes 4/05. Inker id by Bob Hughes 7/05.

Half page Private Pete filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Peg filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text story "A Sappy Story"

Script B Fairbanks
Letters typeset
Notes text page

1 page Superboy's Workshop activity "Remote Control Magnetic Derrick"

Genre superhero

12 page Superboy story "Superboy on Mars!"

Characters Marsboy second appearance, Lana Lang, kryptonite
Synopsis Superboy and Marsboy switch places to see who has an easier life.
Genre superhero
Script William Woolfolk
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Fischetti
Notes writer credit by Martin O'Hearn, inker credit by Bob Hughes 4/05

Half page Jerry Jitterbug filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page Quick Quiz activity

Script H, T, Elmo (signed)
Pencils H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inks H, T, Elmo (signed)
Notes puzzle

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Old Folks Are People, Too!"

Genre teen; humor
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes inside back cover