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Issue Details

Issue #174
Published June 1971
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes Also known as 80 Page Giant G-83.

Cover Details - "A Super-Collection of Super-Animals!"

Characters Superboy; Krypto
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Also known as 80 Page Giant G-83.

12 page Superboy story "The Colossal Superdog!"

Characters Superboy; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Kryptonite; Superboy robots
Synopsis A glowing purple meteor turns Krypto into a colossal superdog.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Proto-Red Kryptonite story.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #262 (July, 1959)

11 page Superboy story "The Gorilla with Super-Eyes!"

Characters Professor John Lang (incorrectly called Lewis?); Chandu (intro); Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; "Doc" Baird
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes The original title of this story was "The Gorilla With X-Ray Eyes!". In the original, Professor Lang was incorrectly called Thaddeus in this story, but it was changed to Lewis in this reprint.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #219 (December 1955) [retitled]

8 page Superboy story "The Super-Zoo from Krypton"

Characters Superboy; Professor Lang; Kryptonite; Blacky Stone
Synopsis Professor Lang discovers a bunch of eggs from Krypton.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils John Sikela
Inks John Sikela
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #53 (December 1956)

12 page Superboy story "The Bird with Super-Powers"

Characters Superboy; Lana Lang; Professor Lang; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; kryptonite
Synopsis Professor Lang brings back a mynah bird that seems to have super-powers.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #225 (June 1956)

8 page Superboy story "The Superdog That Was Greater Than Krypto!"

Characters Superboy; Krypto; Swifty (intro); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Orangestone National Park; Kryptonite
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Notes A note was added at the end: "SWIFTY DID BECOME SUPER AGAIN. DO YOU WANT THAT STORY REPRINTED?"
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #105 (June 1963)