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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published November-December 1951
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 44
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "Superboy's Double!"

Characters Superboy
Genre superhero
Pencils John Sikela
Inks Stan Kaye ?
Notes Inks credit supplied by Bob Hughes, July 2005

1 page Superman public service announcement "The World is Our Schoolroom!"

Genre superhero
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes inside front cover

12 page Superboy story "Clark Kent ... Problem Pupil!"

Characters Ma and Pa Kent
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Coleman?
Pencils John Sikela
Inks Ed Dobrotka?
Notes writer id by Bob Hughes 4/05. Inker id by Bob Hughes 7/05.

Half page Varsity Vic filler

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

11 page Superboy story "The Man Who Shadowed Superboy!"

Characters Luke Folsom
Synopsis Luke Folsom graduates from a fake detective school and then moves to Smallville to ply his trade.
Genre superhero
Pencils John Sikela
Inks Ed Dobrotka?
Notes Vaguely based on a radio episode. Inker id by Bob Hughes 7/05.

Half page Quick Quiz activity

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

2 page text article "Young Heroes"

Letters typeset
Notes text page

10 page Superboy story "Superboy's Double!"

Characters Lana Lang (blond)
Synopsis Superboy travels back in time 800 years to investigate the origin of a painting that looks just like him.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Fischetti