Superboy #10 - First Appearance of Lana Lang, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue: #10
Publication date: September-October 1950
Key date: September 1950
On-sale date: July 24, 1950
Indicia publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lana Lang - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lewis Lang - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Superboy
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
2	The Girl in Superboy's Life!	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela	Clark Kent, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent, Lana Lang First, Lewis Lang First, Superboy
4	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
5	Danger Is Where You Find It!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
6	The Toughest School in the World!	comic story	12	script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela	Clark Kent, Superboy
7	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9	-	cartoon	0.67	script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert
11	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
12	Science Question Box No. 9	text article	2	pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
13	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15	The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira Schnapp
16	Superboy Meets Centuryman!	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Fischetti	Clark Kent, Superboy
17	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
19	A Pin-Hole Camera	activity	1	script: Al McLean; pencils: Al McLean; inks: Al McLean

Plus 4.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-315-2	2020	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #910 of 230#11 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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