SUPERBOY #91 [COLOUR COMICS] AUSTRALIAN PRE-DECIMAL *SCARCE* 1956

Series Title: Superboy (1950 series)

Story Title: Superboy Week! (main feature); backups: Casey the Cop, The Man Who Insured Robotman!, Clark Kent – Toughie!

Issue #: 91

Date of Publication: September 1956

Edition: Standard / Regular Edition

Publisher: Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.

Country of Origin: Australia

Language: English

Cover Price: 1/-

Cover Artists: Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

Artists: Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, John Sikela, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Certa, Sy Barry

Writers: Henry Boltinoff, Bill Woolfolk

Characters: Superboy, Superman, Casey the Cop, Robotman, Clark Kent, various supporting figures

Key Facts: This is a key transitional issue in the Australian Superboy reprint series by Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. (produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.), marking the first issue printed in full color (previous issues were black and white), the first at the increased price of 1/-, and with expanded page count to 32 pages. It reprints early Silver Age Superboy stories from DC Comics (primarily from Adventure Comics #209 (February 1955) for cover and main story; backups from Superman #60, Detective Comics #187 and #230). Main 10-page story: "Superboy Week!" (Superboy the Adventures of Superman when he was a boy); 2-page "Casey the Cop"; 6-page "The Man Who Insured Robotman!"; 12-page "Clark Kent – Toughie!" (Superboy the Adventures of Superman when he was a boy Adventure Comics #197). Features matte colour cover stock, standard comic size, saddle-stitched binding. Part of Australia's ongoing reprints of DC superhero comics in the 1950s "golden age" era. 

Page Count: 32 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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