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[Silver]

I really like the original bizarro story, it's about as good as it gets for DC in this era. It's a shame that they made the bizzaros into a comedy routine. They did a bizzaro of just about everything. 

 

Edited June 11, 2017 by Silver

[Silver]

Take a good look at Krypto on this cover, his nightmare are particularly expressive. This is the first of two appearances of the kryptonite kid I believe. I think 99 is the second.

 

[Silver]

Superboy 84. Another issue I picked up at a SDCC many years ago. 

 

[Silver]

Hmm, another super boy and his pet dog, what are the odds?

 

[Silver]

Ok, here we go. One of the two best issues in the 80's, the other being 89. Love the purple cover. LSH FANS KNOW THIS AS THE 4th appearance of the Legion. 

 

[Silver]

Another Superbaby cover. This is the problem with books that have no continuity, they really on gimmicks and such. Another cool beast from Krypton. I find it humorous that they needed to find a Krypto a mate.

 

[Silver]

For whatever reason this was one of the last issues I needed other than number one. It's not rare or anything, I just had a hard time finding a copy. Kinda goofy alien cover, but is neither the first or last goofy aliens cover DC had.

 

[Silver]

Last of the 80's, maybe the best issue. First appearance of Mon-el. Another familiar Superboy wants a brother theme. For anyone whose never read it, it's a good issue and has a cool use of the Phantom Zone. Think about this, Mon-el spent 1000 years in the Phantom Zone. I found this copy around 1990.

 

Edited June 12, 2017 by Silver

[1950's war comics]

52 minutes ago, Silver said:

Another Superbaby cover. This is the problem with books that have no continuity, they really on gimmicks and such. Another cool beast from Krypton. I find it humorous that they needed to find a Krypto a mate.

 

YOUR FAVORITE !! the DC "still 10 cents" logo !!!

Edited June 12, 2017 by 1950's war comics

[Silver]

 yeah, that's been my logo since I joined the boards. I think it's a pretty cool period for DC as they were transitioning from  10 cents to 12. There were really a bunch of great books in 1961/2 DC, probably my favorite time frame.

[Silver]

Alright, let's finish off the 10 cent era!

#90

While a pretty unremarkable issue overall I do like it when the covers have dates on them showing the timeframe. Also, Lana's role and her appearance are about at peak now. Over in Lois Lane Lana became a regular as an adult starting in #7.

 

[Silver]

#91. This is my second copy of this book, and it's still not as nice a copy as I would have wanted. There were quite a few historical covers and time travel stories, I overall liked them. 

 

[Silver]

Well, here we are...then end of the 10 cent era. This is a pretty cool issue I think. Lex and his pup take on the the Supers. I did Alex's dog with the cool Las Vegas Raiders cape

By looking back through this thread you can really see how the character of Superboy changed over the 12 years since issue number one. 

 

[Silver]

I'll take a pause and start up with the "box 12s" in a day or so.

[Dr. Love]

fantastic Dan, a real treat - thank you for the considerable time and effort, just superb 

[SLR5]

1 hour ago, Dr. Love said:

fantastic Dan, a real treat - thank you for the considerable time and effort, just superb 

The greatest Superboy collector and collection in the modern era.  Thanks for sharing, Dan!

[SLR5]

3 minutes ago, SLR5 said:

The greatest Superboy collector and collection in the modern era.  Thanks for sharing, Dan!

Superboy collectors might want to check out some of the great Superboy covers in Adventure Comics.  One of the best and my favorite is Adventure Comics 232.  It took me like forever to find a decent copy.  It's a CGC 8.0 with beautiful Off White PQ.  Check it out and I will post mine tomorrow.  I gotta remember how to scan books as I don't much anymore, though.

[steelcity]

Been quite a ride of appreciation viewing all your 10c Superboys, Silver. Loking forward to the 12c issues.

It would be interesting if more collectors showed favorites from their collections with any background information about how they were acquired etc.

Answering a few comments over the last pages. Yes, there is another DC superhero tennis cover. World's Finest #25. Also, the Kryptonite Kid does appear in more issues thanjust 83 and 99. An absolute classic imaginary tale in Superboy 128.

[steelcity]

11 hours ago, SLR5 said:

Superboy collectors might want to check out some of the great Superboy covers in Adventure Comics.  One of the best and my favorite is Adventure Comics 232.  It took me like forever to find a decent copy.  It's a CGC 8.0 with beautiful Off White PQ.  Check it out and I will post mine tomorrow.  I gotta remember how to scan books as I don't much anymore, though.

Many of the very best Superboy covers are in Adventure Comics just as many of the best Superman and Batman ones are in Action and Detective. Adventure 232, with its blue sky is one of a number of eye catching covers in the #230s.

[Hepcat]

On 5/27/2017 at 0:36 AM, Silver said:

Superboy - Complete!

I have collected the silverage Superman titles for over three decades.... Lastly, for years now I only needed Superboy 1 to complete 1-258. 

 

As of last weeks Heritage auction, that quest is over. 

 

 

Victory! Very good to hear that you've finally completed your long and noble quest. 

And such a fabulous copy of #1! How long did it take you before you broke it out of the holder and put it with your other Superboy comics?