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The Superman Family #173

DC · Series began 1974 · October-November 1975

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Dates

Cover date: October-November 1975
On sale: July 8, 1975
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger, Jim Mooney, John Sikela, Curt Swan, Neal Adams, Nick Cardy, Jack Kirby, Ross Andru, Bob Oksnerinks: Kurt Schaffenberger, Jim Mooney, John Sikela, George Klein, Neal Adams, Nick Cardy, Bob Oksner, Mike Esposito, Mike Royer, Vince Collettascript: Cary Bates, Jerry Siegel, Otto Binder, Murray Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwellletters: Joe Letterese, Ben Oda

Stories

Menace of the Micro-Monster · 18 pages
Jimmy accompanies Superman on a mission in Kandor to help Dev-Re, but they bring along an uninvited guest. Dev-Re, who knows Superman and Jimmy are Nightwing and Flamebird, asks them to find his daughter Sarna, who has fallen in with a group of violent radicals. But the space-germ that followed them spreads a plague throughout Kandor, causing the populace to attack the heroes, which allows Sarna to knock out Jimmy. Jimmy tricks Sarna into using her group’s explosives to blow off the top of the bottle, instantly making the Kandorians invulnerable and reversing the effects of the plague.
The Villain Who Married Supergirl! · 12 pages
My Super-Pet, Krypto · 6 pages
Beware of the Bug-Belle! · 13 pages
Lois borrows Lana's Insect Queen Ring and uses it to fight crime, until it's stolen and used by the Anti-Superman Gang.

Reprinted in

Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (2007), Superman: The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird (2009)