Just to clarify...

[Roberto]

....please;

'Superman' marble mainly refers to the colors blue, red, and yellow in reference to the comic book character, and so far everything is ok

What leaves me a bit puzzled is the super-boy. The 'super-boy' has an orange color (which in some cases can take on brown/bronze tones, hence the name "burnt" ) instead of red, and yellow is almost completely absent

Now, the comic book character 'Super-Boy', if I'm not mistaken, has exactly the same coloring as 'Superman', but only the face changes to that of a boy, so it has nothing to do with the orange coloring.

Could someone give their opinion on this 'metaphor'?  Perhaps (the latter) refers to the fact that the colors are not yet defined and therefore still young.....I'm fantasizing  😃

[Roberto]

"Superman"

"Super-boy"

[Chad G.]

Correct,. 1st is a Superman, second is a super boy

[Roberto]

54 minutes ago, Chad G. said:

Corretto. Il primo è Superman, il secondo è un super ragazzo.

 

Your opinion on this?

[Fire1981]

Maybe it’s just because they just wanted to keep the color combos similar. There’s not a Spider Women so they couldn’t attach a second marble to that same idea. Batman and Robin would have been a cool pair to try to produce. They did produce the Green Lantern who is also a Superhero. That’s all I got on this one. 🔥

RAR

[Chad G.]

4 hours ago, Roberto said:

 

Your opinion on this?

Yes, the second doesn't really have a yellow ribbon, looks like a different shade of orange to me, Super boy IOM

[Al Oregon]

Superboy has not quite grown up yet so the "red" is still maturing and looks orange-red - that is my take on the different names.

[Roberto]

Thank you for your opinions!

[Roberto]

58 minutes ago, Al Oregon said:

Superboy has not quite grown up yet so the "red" is still maturing and looks orange-red - that is my take on the different names.

 

Al, it seems that you see him the same way I do.  Super-boy's red is not yet fully ripe and is orange, so it is still young, hence the name 'boy'

[Fire1981]

They should have just made Super Boy Pee Wee’s🔥

RAR

[Roberto]

11 hours ago, Fire1981 said:

Avrebbero dovuto semplicemente fare Super Boy Pee Wee's 🔥

RAR

 

Correct, compliant

[Shamrock Marbles]

Just to clarify…

When these marbles were made, did Super Boy exist?

Are not these “names” modern nomenclature that the original manufacturer did not use?

Please advise…

 

[Roberto]

Yes, certainly. We collectors have given these names to some marbles.

[akroorka]

11 hours ago, Shamrock Marbles said:

When these marbles were made, did Super Boy exist?

No--Shamrock--these are collector names--almost of them are when you are collecting marbles.
Just for an example--Akro never named any of theirs as "Corkscrews" they had many company names such as "Prizenames" or "Spirals"-etc. never Corkscrews. 
Cac named some marbles but we do not know them by most of them--Guineas stood up as they should be--a true name by a true marble company.
Most of the names that you will meet up with--maybe with the exception of Vitro are described by collectors names.
Vitro was a late inclusion into the world of collectable machine made marbles and many kept the original name. 
Vitro was always the stepchild in the early years of collecting "machine mades".
Pelt was the same--Pelt never marketed a Superman or a Super boy or any amount of names--they named their slag’s but never as "Feathered".
Many companies marketed boxes that still stand up name wise but when you seperate an Akro marble out of a box of 100 "Prizenames"--it becomes a corkscrew.
The WVS or any marbles were never named by the company that sold them with the exeption of Vitro. 
As an example, the owner named one of the greatest the--- ----well you tell me.
Do some research and get back here to tell us some more, and show us what you have.
Never be embarrassed here at TheMarbleConnection, you just do your best.
Marble--On!!

 

[Shamrock Marbles]

On 1/1/2026 at 5:38 AM, Roberto said:

....please;

'Superman' marble mainly refers to the colors blue, red, and yellow in reference to the comic book character, and so far everything is ok

What leaves me a bit puzzled is the super-boy. The 'super-boy' has an orange color (which in some cases can take on brown/bronze tones, hence the name "burnt" ) instead of red, and yellow is almost completely absent

Now, the comic book character 'Super-Boy', if I'm not mistaken, has exactly the same coloring as 'Superman', but only the face changes to that of a boy, so it has nothing to do with the orange coloring.

Could someone give their opinion on this 'metaphor'?  Perhaps (the latter) refers to the fact that the colors are not yet defined and therefore still young.....I'm fantasizing  😃

Here is a link to a post here from many years ago:

 

[Roberto]

6 hours ago, Shamrock Marbles said:

Ecco un link a un post di molti anni fa:

 

 

Thanks, great link!  Here he explains the difference between a "superman," "superboy," "spiderman," and so on...

I have never had difficulty distinguishing a Superman from a Superboy or Spider-Man, in marbles

However, my question was a bit more complicated; I just wanted to know (obviously if possible, given this subtle context) the reason why a marble with orange-colored ribbons instead of red is called "super-boy" if the comic book Super-Boy is literally identical to Superman with the red coloration and NOT orange, like the superboy of marbles!

The superboy is different from Superman only in having a younger-looking face... obviously

I hope my question is understood, as I am using a translator

In any case, thank you anyway, you are very kind!