Superboy v1 147
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Contents
The Origin of the Legion
First appearances
This issue marks the first appearance of the following characters and recurring key Legion story elements:
Notes of Interest
Legion stories reprinted in this issue
- "The Boy With Ultra Powers" - Superboy v1 #98
- "The Legion of Super-Traitors" - Adventure Comics #293
- "Supergirl's Three Super-Girl Friends" - Action Comics #276
- "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero" - Adventure Comics #290
- "The Legion of Super-Villains" - Superman v1 #147
Reprints
The lead story in this issue has been reprinted in the following:
Secret Origins v1 #6 (January/February, 1974)
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Replica Edition
This is one of the comics selected as one of DC's "Replica Editions" (also called "Facsimile Edition" - this version was solicited as such - see below). This reprinted the entire issue as it was, except for the original advertising, modern paper rather than newsprint and slightly altered page proportions, in line with the general change of shape of comics since the 1960s.
Facsimile Edition standard solicitation
SUPERBOY #147 — FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by Jerry Siegel and Robert Bernstein; art by various; cover by Curt Swan and Neal Adams
A reprinting of 1968’s classic all-Legion 80-page Giant! Featuring the origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes by E. Nelson Bridwell and Pete Costanza as well as six more stories from the early ’60s! For more information, see the feature story.
January 2nd :: 80 pages :: $6.95
Facsimile Edition feature article/expanded solicit
SUPERBOY #147 — FACSIMILE EDITION
TRADE PAPERBACK
Historians say that in order to understand the present, one must look to the past. So what better way to get the inside scoop on the Boy of Steel than by checking out SUPERBOY #147 — FACSIMILE EDITION, a look back at 1968’s classic SUPERBOY 80-PAGE GIANT?
Sporting a cover by legendary creators Curt Swan & Neal Adams, SUPERBOY #147 — FACSIMILE EDITION reprints the first all-Legion of Super-Heroes issue of SUPERBOY, originally published over three decades ago. Surrounding the book’s centerpiece tale — the first full-length retelling of the Legion’s origin by E. Nelson Bridwell and Pete Costanza — are stories by a Who’s Who of classic comics creators, including writers Jerry Siegel and Robert Bernstein and artists Curt Swan, George Klein, Jim Mooney, George Papp, and Sheldon Moldoff.
The featured stories, all originating in the early ’60s, make up the groundwork for much of the Legion’s legendary history, and feature a host of beloved characters. The stories told in SUPERBOY #147 — FACSIMILE EDITION are perfect for the longtime DC fan or a newbie wanting a historic look back at Superboy’s action-packed past!
SUPERBOY #147 FACSIMILE EDITION is an 80-page one-shot arriving in comic-book stores January 2 with a cover price of $6.95 U.S.
