What is the oldest Superman/Superboy comic you own?

[Mantis Dad]

My oldest is Superman #147 and Superboy #96. These older stories were full of text and took a good long while to read. What a great time to grow up reading comics in this era. I was too young to be around when those came out, but I enjoy them just the same.

[Kuwagaton]

I don't really own original older comics like that, but my LCS actually carries a good deal of them reasonable in shape and price, so I snagged Superman #149. I'll probably pick up some others when the mood strikes me. Right now though my collection from there pretty much jumps to 1970.

[superduperman]

Adventure Comics #279. December, 1960. It's not exactly mint condition but it is an original copy. It's about Superboy going into the future and finding out he's believed to be a fictional character. He keeps demonstrating his powers to prove he was real but each on of his powers can be simulated by using technology of the time. Except he points out that he doesn't have any of those devices. But Lana's descendant developed a formula that would give anyone Superboy's powers. (it was 1960) Who was injured not long after Superboy arrived and the authorities blame him and threaten to deport him to a planet called Xanthia. The only person who believes him is Lita Lang. Who conveniently looks just like Lana. So Superboy and Lita fly to the "Past Age Museum" to find some kind of clue that proves Superboy was real. This is where they discover white kryptonite (which kills all plants). As luck would have it, a "creeping blight" strikes Earth and starts to consume all the cities. That is when Superboy discovers that the carnation Lana put in his lapel before he left had died. So he concluded the white kryptonite can stop it. The white kryptonite has Kryptonian writing on it proving Krypton was real. And, of course, if kryptonite is real, than that means Superboy had to be real too.

[Jim Kelly]

The oldest is SUPERBOY 58 (July 1957), but I'm ashamed to count it, because it's a really beat-up copy. However, I got it for free from a fellow collector for some help I gave him. The next oldest, but in much better condition, are ADVENTURE COMICS 261 (June 1959), SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN 41 (December 1959) and SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE 14 (January 1960).

I need to step up my game on ACTION COMICS and SUPERMAN. The oldest ACTION COMICS (not a facsimile) is 265 (June 1960) and the oldest SUPERMAN is 149 (November 1961).

[Mantis Dad]

What a coincidence Jim that you and Kuwagaton have the same old issue of SM, and mine is only a couple away.

[jamgut]

Someone gave me a copy of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #84 from April 1965. The original price was 12 cents and the cover is classic 60's with Titanto the Super-Ape zapping Superman with "Kryptonite Vision" while fighting the Flame Dragon as Jimmy films it all for his monster movie. Classic stuff.

[Zero Hunter]

Superboy issue 197 from 1973.