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Mighty Boy

Mighty Boy

4 appearances · Silver Age · 1960–1963 · 1 key issues
Who is Mighty Boy?

A Silver Age curiosity with genuine collector cachet, Mighty Boy made his debut in Superboy #85 in 1960, conjured by the legendary Jerry Siegel and George Papp at DC Comics. His brief publishing window — a handful of appearances across Adventure Comics, Superboy, and Superman in the early 1960s — places him squarely in that era of boundless imagination when DC's pages were crowded with wonders, and he shares his adventures with luminaries like Superman, Jimmy Olsen, and Lana Lang. With only four catalog appearances and one recognized key issue among them, Mighty Boy is a rare find — the kind of character who rewards the dedicated hunter flipping through Silver Age back-issue bins. Small in number, big in charm.

★ First appearance
Superboy #85
Dec 1960

Top series

Covers through the years — 1960–1963

Superboy #85 1960
Superboy #85
Superman Annual #6 1962
Superman Annual #6
Adventure Comics #304 1963
Adventure Comics #304

Appearances

Superboy (1949)
#85
Superman Annual (1960)
#6
Superman (1939)
Adventure Comics (1938)