Comic Title: Superboy #6
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1950
Approx. On Sale Date: November 23, 1949 Copyright Date November 21, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.


Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Hercules of Smallville"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)

Penciller: John Sikela
Inker: Ed Dobrotka

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #6; next appearance in Adventure Comics #148)

Villain(s)

• Buster Crain (a school bully; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Hercules Mafiades and various students (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Hercules Mafiades, a boy from Greece, moves to Smallville and joins Clark Kent's class. Buster Crain, the class bully, harasses Hercules, but Clark protects the new student. Buster then invites Hercules to try out for the school play. He tricks Hercules into completing several difficult tasks. Superboy assists Hercules to complete the tasks and win the role of his namesake Hercules. Then Buster tries to sabotage the play. Superboy stops him, but it is Hercules who saves Buster when his own stunt causes a near-fatal accident. Buster learns his lesson and welcomes Hercules sincerely.