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New Adventures of Superboy 40

NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERBOY #40

Cover Date: April 1983
Cover Price: $0.60
Publication Date: 1983-01-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Howard Bender (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "Superboy No More" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsKurt Schaffenberger
InksJoe Giella
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between issues #39 and #41)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (in between issues #39 and #41)
Jonathan Kent (in between issues #39 and #41)
Martha Kent (in between issues #39 and #41)
Pete Ross (in between issues #39 and #41)
Lisa Davis (first appearance; next in issue #41)

Villain(s):

The Hjlln (first appearance for all; an alien race)
Commander N’ll (next in issue #41)
Science Officer Vrt (next in issue #41)
armored car robbers (first appearance for all three; "Boom-Boom" named)

Other Character(s):

Debbie Wallach (first appearance; next in issue #41)
Brian Thomas (first appearance; a high school student)
Mrs. Thomas (first appearance; a friend of Martha Kent's)
Sadie (first appearance; a friend of Martha Kent's)
Mrs. Perkins (first appearance; a friend of Martha Kent's)
Sam Miller (first appearance)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Smallville
321 Maple Street
Kent's General Store
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Hjlln (first mentioned)

Comment(s):

Story continues in the next issue.


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Second Story: "The Coil's Car-napping Caper" (8 Pages)
Dial "H" for Hero

Credits:

PlotE. Nelson Bridwell
StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsHoward Bender
InksDan Adkins
LetteringGaspar Saladino
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (in between issues #39/2 and #41/2; uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Kinetic Kid; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (in between issues #39/2 and #41/2; uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Genesis; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Greg King
Nick Stevens (in between issues #39/2 and #42/2)

Villain(s):

Silhouette
The Coil (first appearance; see Comments)

Location(s):

Fairfax

Comment(s):

Additional credits per order of introduction.
The Coil created by Raymond Albright of Richfield MN.
Genesis created by Jerry J. Baker of Thomasville GA.
Kinetic Kid created by Barney Torres of Brooklyn NY.


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