Superboy #172 (1971) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	World of the Super-Ape	cover	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Superboy; Yango (partial)
1	The World of the Super-Ape!	comic story	15	script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: John Costanza	Superboy; Yango (introduction); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo); Professor An-Kal (introduction, flashback, cameo)
2	Brotherly Hate!	comic story	7	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska; letters: Joe Letterese	Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Timber Wolf; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy (cameo flashback); Saturn Girl (cameo flashback)]; Lightning Lord; R. J. Brande (cameo flashback); Superboy (host)
3	-	letters page	0.67	script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
4	-	statement of ownership	0.33	script: Bernard Kashdan

Collection	Year
Secret Origins of Super-Heroes	1979	On eBay ›
The Best of DC #33	1983	On eBay ›
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #10 ISBN 1-56389-628-1	2000	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-2941-2	2010	On eBay ›

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