Superboy #59 (1957) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Superboy's Underground Exile!	cover	1	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Superboy, Clark Kent
2	Superboy's Underground Exile	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino
5	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7	Superboy Meets Amazing Man	comic story	8	script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela	Luthor (1st appearance in Superboy)
8	Danger: Prejudice at Work!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
11	So You Want to Be a Detective?	text article	1	letters: typeset
12	The Super-Dreams of Superbaby	comic story	8	pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela	Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lana Lang, Superbaby, Clark Kent

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Blackhawk #174	1962	On eBay ›
Adventure Comics #335	1965	On eBay ›

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