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Superboy 101

SUPERBOY #101

Cover Date: December 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-10-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Valhalla of Super-Companions!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtGeorge Papp
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Adventure Comics #302/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Othar (first appearance; leader of Thrann)
ohter members of Othar's homeworld (first appearance for all)
two criminals on Tree-Man's world (first appearance for both)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Smallville
Super-Companions (first appearance; a team of super-heroes from multiple planets, including Superboy, formed by Othar for his homeworld of Thrann)
Liquidman (first appearance; a scientist and alien super-hero)
Shadowman (first appearance; an alien super-hero)
Stormboy (first appearance; an alien super-hero)
Telepathy Man (first appearance; an alien super-hero)
Tree-Man (first appearance; an alien super-hero)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Smallville
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Cruxl (first appearance)
Thrann (first appearance)
Valhalla (first appearance; floating castle headquarters of the Super-Companions)
four unidentified planets (homeworlds of Shadowman, Stormboy, Telepathy Man and Tree-Man)

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #371/2 (August 1968)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #8 ([December] 1998)
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #4 ([November] 2010)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #3 (2020)


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Second Story: "The Handsome Hound of Steel!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Bernstein
ArtGeorge Papp
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in the first story in this issue; next in Adventure Comics #303; also in flashback)

Supporting Character(s):

Krypto (due to the effects of red krptonite, is transformed into a female Collie and has four pups, which disappear when the Red K wears off; in between Adventure Comics #301 and #304)
Lana Lang (last in issue #100; next in Adventure Comics #303)
Chief Parker (last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

The Fleece Gang (first appearance for all; dog-nappers and would-be bank robbers; Fleece and Stully named)

Other Character(s):

Bridgitte (first appearance; a French poodle)
Bridgette's owner (first appearance)
citizens of Smallville

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Smallville
Unidentified Space Sector
deep space


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