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188July 1972
$0.20

Superboy #188

DC · July 1972 · on sale May 25, 1972

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Identification plate

Series: Superboy (DC, 1949 series)
Issue: #188
Publication date: July 1972
Key date: July 1972
On-sale date: May 25, 1972
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Super-Savage Lord of the Concrete Jungle	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Clark Kent, Superboy
1	Super-Savage -- Master of Metropolis	comic story	13.67	script: David George; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben Oda	Clark Kent, Superboy
2	-	in-house column	0.5	letters: typeset
3	Curse of the Blood-Crystals!	comic story	10	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben Oda	Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Reep Daggle, Querl Dox, Clark Kent, Lightning Lad, Jo Nah, Phantom Girl, Garth Ranzz, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Tinya Wazzo
4	-	letters page	1	script: Murray Boltinoff	Superboy; Krypto

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #14535 ISBN 0-448-14535-9	1977	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 ›
DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes: Zap Goes the Legion #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-849-0	2025	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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