Comic Title: Superboy #49
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1956
Approx. On Sale Date: April 5, 1956 Copyright Date April 3, 1956
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1956
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: Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Loneliest Boy in Town"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: John Sikela

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #224; next appearance in Superboy #49)

Villain(s)

• Three bank robbers (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Freddy Parker (no further appearances)
• Captain Joe (Freddy's father; a doorman; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Young Freddy Parker is embarrassed that his father is a lowly doorman named Captain Joe. Superboy sees a bank robbery near the movie theatre where Captain Joe works. The crooks escape by hiding in the darkened theatre. However, Captain Joe is able to provide Superboy with accurate descriptions of the men which allow the Boy of Steel to track them down. When Freddy learns that his father helped Superboy, he is instilled with a newfound pride.