#Superpowered cowboy series#
The series became the first new DC superhero title to succeed since World War II. The series was published from February–August of that year, and ended after four issues.įour years after his debut, Superboy became only the sixth DC superhero to receive his own comic book when Superboy #1 (March–April 1949) was published. In 1973, DC Comics published Legion of Super-Heroes, a series that reprinted earlier Superboy and Legion stories from Adventure Comics. Throughout the 1960s, issues of Adventure Comics sold over 400,000 copies each, with a peak of over 480,000 in 1966. Superboy continued to appear in reprinted stories and as a member of the Legion until the Legion's final issue, Adventure Comics #380 (May 1969). The feature soon dominated the comic, with the last standalone Superboy story appearing in #315 (Dec. The popular Legion spun off from Superboy into its own feature, which debuted in Adventure Comics #300 (Sept. Notable stories appearing in Adventure Comics included the introduction of Krypto the Super-Dog the story of how his friend, the teenage scientist Lex Luthor, became his most bitter foe and the debut of the 30th-century superhero team the Legion of Super-Heroes, initially founded as a Superboy fan club. In early 1946, Superboy moved to Adventure Comics, where he debuted in issue #103 (April 1946) as the lead feature for the anthology comic, and he remained the headlining feature for over 200 issues. Detective had done this without informing Siegel he learned about it in a letter from Shuster. The story was partially based on the script Siegel had submitted in 1940, and was illustrated by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. In 1944, while Siegel was serving in the US Army in Hawaii, Detective Comics published a Superboy story in More Fun Comics #101, in an effort to expand the Superman franchise by presenting a version of the character to whom younger readers could easily relate. An ashcan comic was produced in 1942 in order to secure the Superboy trademark. In December 1940, Siegel pitched the idea again with a complete script for the first story, but Detective did not respond within the contractual six weeks. In November 1938, Jerry Siegel proposed to Detective Comics that he do stories of Superman's childhood adventures, with the character calling himself "Superboy". Publication History Creation (1938-1944) 2.2.2 Adventure Comics (volume 2) and Superboy (volume 4).1.6 The New Adventures of Superboy (1980-1984).1.5.1 Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes.1.5 Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1976-1979).1.3.1 Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1).Smallville, a popular WB/ CW show aired from 2001 to 2011, was based on the classic Superboy characters, superheroic adventures of a pre-Superman Clark Kent, and guest appearances by an alternative version of Kon-El.
#Superpowered cowboy tv#
Versions of the characters have appeared in television shows, animated series and films since 1960, including a syndicated TV series from 1988 to 1992. Superboy and its subsequent adaptations have been credited with popularizing the prequel as a form of entertainment. During the Silver Age of Comic Books, Superboy was frequently the #2 best-selling superhero, with monthly issues of Superboy and Adventure Comics regularly selling over a million combined copies. Superboy was the first superhero to star in a successful solo title after World War II. In 2016, DC Comics introduced another Superboy, Jonathan Kent, the son of the contemporary Superman and his wife Lois Lane. In 1993, a second Superboy was introduced, a young clone of Superman who was eventually given both the name Kon-El and the secret identity of Conner Kent. The primary settings for the stories were the fictional town of Smallville, the 30th Century (where Superboy featured in time travel adventures with the Legion of Super-Heroes) and universities attended by Clark Kent. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to Adventure Comics and other series featuring teenage superhero groups.įrom the character's first published story in 1944 until 1992, the title " Superboy" was applied to versions of the adventures of Superman (Kal-El) as a boy, teenager or young adult. Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics.
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