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Cover: Kurt Schaffenberger & Dick Giordano

The New Adventures of Superboy #1

Jan 1980 · DC · 0.40 USD
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“The Most Important Year of Superboy's Life!”

A brand-new series kicks off with Superboy leaning over a birthday cake while a woman in pink — holding an extra candle — insists he simply can't celebrate his 16th birthday without it, as friends and family look on beneath a festive "Happy 16th Birthday" banner surrounded by balloons. The cover, penciled by Kurt Schaffenberger and inked by Dick Giordano, balances charm and intrigue beautifully, teasing a secret Superboy's parents must never reveal. Writer Cary Bates launches "The Most Important Year of Superboy's Life!" with a premise that feels both warmly personal and genuinely mysterious — a fine start to this DC series.

writer Cary Bates · artist Kurt Schaffenberger · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Ben Oda · inker Dave Hunt · cover Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates
colorist Gene D'Angelo
letterer Ben Oda
inker Dave Hunt
cover pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
cover inks Dick Giordano

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The day after Superboy's 1st public appearance, contains a flashback to Superboy's 8th Birthday.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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