Superboy



Superboy is published by DC Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Superboy #11: 17 Aug 2011

Current Issue

 * Superboy #1: 14 Sep 2011

Next Issue

 * Superboy #2: 12 Oct 2011

Status
Monthly on-going series. Final issue is #11, after which it is relaunched with yet another new #1 issue.

Main Characters

 * Superboy/Conner Kent - Clone created by genetic material from Superman & Lex Luthor. - Superboy

Allies

 * Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent - The last survivor of the planet Krypton, Superman has many powers on Earth, including flight, super-strength, super-speed, x-ray vision, heat vision, and invulnerability. (aka "The Man of Steel,' 'The Man of Tomorrow') - Superman

Enemies

 * Lex Luthor - Founder and former CEO of Lexcorp, and former President of the United States. Disgraced and run out of office, he now works in the criminal underground as one of the key players in the revived Secret Society of Super-Villains. - Lex Luthor

Superboy #1
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Superboy: Smallville Attacks - Collects vol. 4 #1-6. "What mysteries lurk beneath the surface of this all-American town – and what are their ties to Superboy? While Superboy tries to fit in at Smallville High, he races Kid Flash, faces the sultry threat of Poison Ivy and battles Superman’s old foe, Doomsday!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401232515 - (forthcoming, December 2011)

Creative Team
Writer: Scott Lobdell. Artists: R.B. Silva & Rob Lean.

Publishing History
Previous Superboy titles:


 * Superboy volume 1: #1-230, 1949-1977
 * Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: #231-258, 1977-1979 (becomes Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 1)
 * The New Adventures of Superboy: #1-54, 1980-1984
 * Superboy volume 2: #1-22, 1990-1992 (#11-22 as The Adventures of Superboy)
 * Superboy volume 3: #1-100, 1994-2002
 * Superboy and the Ravers: #1-19, 1996-1998
 * Superboy volume 4: #1-11, 2011
 * Superboy volume 5: #1-, 2011-present

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Superboy #2: 12 Oct 2011
 * Superboy #3: 09 Nov 2011
 * Superboy: Smallville Attacks TP: 07 Dec 2011
 * Superboy #4: 14 Dec 2011

News & Features

 * 26 Aug 2011 - Reader’s Guide to the New DC Universe: Superboy
 * 25 Jul 2011 - Lobdell on Horror and Humor in DCnU Superboy & Teen Titans
 * 23 Dec 2010 - Superboy's Jeff Lemire: A New But Steady DC Super-Writer
 * 14 Dec 2010 - DC Writer's Relay: Snyder on Lemire
 * 08 Dec 2010 - Superboy's Pal, Pier Gallo

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Superboy - general Wikipedia entry for Superboy